CausesFracTracker Alliance/Flickr Millions flow to Wyoming to plug orphaned oil and gas wells The effort is long overdue, advocates say, but it uses taxpayer dollars rather than hold operators accountable.
www.wesa.fm 'Orphaned' wells are a problem in Pennsylvania and there are more of them than we thought Researchers found more than 81,000 documented wells have been left unplugged by former owners, which far exceeds the previous estimate of 56,000.