Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico may soon make it harder for oil and gas operators to leave wells inactive and unplugged for ...

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Thursday ceremonially signed a piece of legislation that will change statewide standards for ...

With more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells throughout West Virginia, state officials — concerned both ...

Abandoned oil and gas wells have been a problem in West Virginia for more than a century. Lawmakers did the right thing during the most recent regular session by passing House Bill 3336, which allows ...

Oklahoma is grappling with over 18,000 potentially hazardous documented orphaned wells, with many more that remain ...

Senate Bill 1146 would encourage the owners of leases or mineral rights to which abandoned oil and gas wells are attached to ...

Citing the need to speed up the plugging of the state's estimated 21,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, West Virginia Gov.

With more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells throughout West Virginia, state officials – concerned both ...

A new report raises "red flags" over the state's former agreement with an oil well-plugging company and a loan it made to the ...

Michigan advances crypto bills on mining and tax breaks as Congress pushes blockchain rules to protect developers.