Plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells can create jobs, reduce pollution
Monday, July 20, 2020 - 11:00
in Earth & Climate
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 oil and gas wells. The report authors estimate that a federal program to plug roughly half a million abandoned and so-called "orphaned" oil and gas wells—those where the owner is unknown or insolvent—could create as many as 120,000 jobs and reduce pollution.