State legislature needs to pass legislation to increase funding, and oil and gas companies need to participate in remediation ...

The proposal would tackle two big problems. Lawmakers propose revolutionary use for old oil wells — here's what it could mean ...

A Montana man’s discovery sparked a nonprofit’s mission to plug orphan wells, now tackling 100+ in Oklahoma with federal aid.

An abandoned century-old oil well has wreaked havoc on a remote Texas town and made a family-owned ranch 'unstable.' A gigantic sinkhole has formed around an oil well on the Kelton Ranch in the ...

Depleted and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing environmental issues such as sinkholes and blowouts, leading to significant financial costs for cleanup. The Texas Railroad Commission ...

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The program helps states tackle abandoned wells that can leak planet-warming methane into the air and potentially harmful chemicals into drinking water. A federal program that helps states plug ...

In an effort to address tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells statewide, lawmakers in the Oklahoma legislature are ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was originally drilled as an oil well in the 1950s and later converted to a ...

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing [email protected] A 200-foot-wide sinkhole is growing at an alarming rate around an abandoned oil well in Texas, according to the family that owns the ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...

A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the 1970s. The property owners and visitors stand on the edge of the sinkhole's far side. (Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate ...