tempestveil t1_j6xb72m wrote on February 2, 2023 at 3:38 PM

according to the article it costs roughly 30,000 to close a well and PA is receiving 100million from Federal funding for precisely this problem. The companies that worked here should be responsible for the rest and they should begin closures immiedately.

Pathetic cash grab for the rich politicians here and for the owners and workers from other states to strip and rape our beautiful Pennsylvania of its resources is all this was in the end.

CerealJello t1_j71nhe3 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 12:57 PM

If it costs money to do the right thing, companies will only do it if it's explicitly required to do so. Even then, they won't do it unless the penalty is severe and they are likely to get caught. Oil and gas companies don't care about us or our land. We shouldn't treat them like they're doing us any favors when we hold the resources they want.