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Interior allocates another $64 million to plug abandoned oil and gas wells

KUNR Public Radio | By Kaleb Roedel
Published June 19, 2023 at 8:52 AM MDT
Federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are being used to plug more than 300 abandoned oil and gas wells drilled on public lands. Pictured is an example of an active well on public lands in northeastern Utah.
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Federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are being used to plug more than 300 abandoned oil and gas wells drilled on public lands. Pictured is an example of an active well on public lands in northeastern Utah.

The Interior Department is spending another $64 million to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells that threaten the environment and public health, including some wells in the Mountain West.

The Interior Department is spending another $64 million to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells that threaten the environment and public health, including some wells in the Mountain West.

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