Illinois to Begin Work Plugging More Than 600 Orphaned Wells Through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
August 27, 2022
August 27, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022:
The Department of the Interior today announced that Illinois has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. Millions of Americans across the country live within a mile of an orphaned oil and gas well.
The state of Illin . . .
The Department of the Interior today announced that Illinois has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. Millions of Americans across the country live within a mile of an orphaned oil and gas well.
The state of Illin . . .