Drilling for oil and gas has a long history in the U.S., dating all the way back to 1859 when the first successful commercial oil well — the Drake Well — was drilled in northwestern Pennsylvania. This ...

New research released by Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and Resources for the Future (RFF) examines the environmental and job creation benefits of plugging orphaned and abandoned ...

Your home generator can power plenty of devices, but there are some items you should keep unplugged to avoid damage, overloads, or tripping the system.

The agency under-counted abandoned wells by more than half, which means the effort covers only a fraction of the cost. In January, the Department of the Interior stated what many have suspected: there ...

The Pennsylvania governor has been focused on filling abandoned wells, burnishing his green credentials as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to pick a running mate. CLARION COUNTY, Pennsylvania — ...

Maria Burns watched with satisfaction as a three-story-high drilling rig made a racket in her front yard. Normally, the loudest thing on this residential street in Ashland, Ohio, would be the barking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Curtis Shuck of the Well Done Foundation places a fitting in an old gas well pipe during preparations for plugging in Cleveland, ...

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This story was originally published March 27, 2025 by High Country News. The billions of dollars approved by Congress to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells have been frozen as part of President ...

An abandoned well is seen on the property of Cheryl and Joe Thomas in Duke Center, Pa., on April 25, 2023. With the help of millions of dollars in federal funding, Pennsylvania has plugged more oil ...