Gov. Edwards and DNR Announce More Than 100 Orphaned Wells Plugged With BIL Funding in First Two Months of Work
March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 24 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news:
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced that more than 100 orphaned well sites have been plugged in the first two months of work funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Another 30-plus wells are anticipated to be plugged by the end of March.
"I am extremely proud that our state has moved quick . . .
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced that more than 100 orphaned well sites have been plugged in the first two months of work funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Another 30-plus wells are anticipated to be plugged by the end of March.
"I am extremely proud that our state has moved quick . . .