Interior Department, Federal Partners Announce Interagency Effort to Clean Up Legacy Pollution, Implement Infrastructure Law
January 19, 2022
January 19, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022:
The Department of the Interior announced an interagency initiative today to implement a new federal program for addressing orphaned wells, a key initiative of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law includes $4.7 billion for orphaned well site plugging, remediation, and restoration activities.
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (https://www.doi.gov/site . . .
The Department of the Interior announced an interagency initiative today to implement a new federal program for addressing orphaned wells, a key initiative of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law includes $4.7 billion for orphaned well site plugging, remediation, and restoration activities.
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (https://www.doi.gov/site . . .