The Biden administration on Monday said it was making around $1.2 billion available for states to clean up and cap orphaned oil and gas wells, which can leak methane into the atmosphere.
Addressing methane emissions — which can come from old, leaking oil and gas wells and poorly maintained natural gas pipes — has been a priority for President Joe Biden, who last year pledged to slash fossil fuel emissions in an effort to mitigate the climate crisis.The administration on Monday said it was making around $1.2 billion available for states to clean up and cap orphaned oil and gas wells, which can leak methane into the atmosphere.
Gas stoves are a threat to health and have larger climate impact than previously known, study shows While the bulk of the effort to reduce methane emissions is focused on the US oil and gas sector, the US Department of Agriculture is also researching ways to cut emissions from livestock. And the bipartisan infrastructure law also contains $11.3 billion in new funding to clean up abandoned mines around the country.
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