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Abandoned gas and oil wells dot many states. These orphaned sites need to be capped and cleaned up, but doing so is difficult when the responsible companies have gone bankrupt.

New Mexico is eligible for $25 million in federal funding to plug and clean up abandoned oil and natural gas wells under a new phase of an initiative aimed at lingering pollution that jeopardizes ...

Plugging and cleaning up the open oil and gas wells in Texas could cost companies and taxpayers as much as $117 billion, according to a new report.

Besides plugging orphaned wells, the nonprofit will partner with foundations dedicated to the cleanup of holdover chemicals and will salvage abandoned and rusting equipment.

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.

The state has 105,000 oil and gas wells that may eventually need to be plugged and cleaned. A new study puts the per-well cleanup cost at $85,000.

BLM has $50 million in hand to clean up the wells, but McIntosh explains the agency can only get to the holes during winter to protect the tundra’s permafrost.

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water.

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.