Ford School of Public Policy: Raimi Research on Economic and Environmental Benefits of Plugging Orphan Wells Reflected in Biden Infrastructure Proposals
April 16, 2021
April 16, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
Hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of oil and gas wells in the U.S. have been walked away from by oil and gas companies over the past 150 years. Known as "orphan wells," they represent a threat to the environment through leaking the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere and contaminants into local groundwater. A research paper by Fo . . .
Hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of oil and gas wells in the U.S. have been walked away from by oil and gas companies over the past 150 years. Known as "orphan wells," they represent a threat to the environment through leaking the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere and contaminants into local groundwater. A research paper by Fo . . .