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Nebraska receives $4 million grant to close unused oil and gas wells

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Nebraska receives million grant to close unused oil and gas wells

Image by awsloley on Pixabay LINCOLN, Nebraska (KLKN) — Nebraska could receive $4.1 million to plug old oil and gas wells. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that 21 states are eligible for grants under the Orphaned Well Program. The ministry is providing $775 million nationwide to close unused wells. The money came […]

Millions of Californians live near oil and gas wells that are at risk of wildfires

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Millions of Californians live near oil and gas wells that are at risk of wildfires

While firefighters are still battling more than two dozen active wildfires in California, new research has found that millions of people live near oil and gas wells that could be in the path of the flames. More than 100,000 wells in 19 states west of the Mississippi are in areas that have burned in recent […]