Lawmakers approved a less costly method to plug natural gas wells. State regulators have said this will help them stretch state and federal dollars to clean up more orphaned wells. But it doesn’t prevent them from costing taxpayers.
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Lawmakers approved a less costly method to plug natural gas wells. State regulators have said this will help them stretch state and federal dollars to clean up more orphaned wells. But it doesn’t prevent them from costing taxpayers.