Right now, there are over 1 million unplugged or abandoned oil and gas wells across the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency, hidden in plain sight but creating harmful pollution in ...

Researchers at Iowa State University have discovered a unique and environmentally friendly solution of utilizing crop waste to seal abandoned oil wells and capture carbon by permanently sequestering ...

State regulators are pushing to plug three oil wells in southern Arkansas that were owned and run by a company that can no longer be located. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission wants to plug the ...

An abandoned oil well leaked methane in Newport Beach, prompting evacuations on Marcus Avenue. The city declared a local ...

Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil made from plant-based leftovers like corn stalks and forest debris could help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, returning carbon underground ...

Stock Getty Image of an orphaned oil well. Ohio’s Orphan Well Program has plugged approximately 2,300 abandoned wells since its inception in 1977. An orphan well is an abandoned oil and gas well that ...

AMES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A study by Iowa State University researchers shows the viability of using bio-oils to plug abandoned oil wells, an application that could drive economic growth for ...

Thousands of abandoned oil wells or platforms dot the waters off Louisiana’s coasts, creating hazards the state isn’t doing enough to mitigate. It’s not that the only responsibility belongs with the ...

Pennsylvania is the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer, yet the commonwealth does not provide sufficient resources to its Department of Environmental Protection to properly regulate this ...