Who will pay for orphan wells? Multiple organizations fighting new rules for drilling on public land
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POWELL — Despite more than 15,000 documented orphan wells on public lands in the U.S. costing taxpayers to plug and reclaim habitat, the Department of Interior has proposed to roll back bond prices for public land lessees to rates not…
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POWELL — Despite more than 15,000 documented orphan wells on public lands in the U.S. costing taxpayers to plug and reclaim habitat, the Department of Interior has proposed to roll back bond prices for public land lessees to rates not…
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