The funding from an infrastructure law signed by President Biden last year is being put to work here in Ohio with $33-million going toward plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells on public lands.
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — Scattered throughout 33,000 acres of land, at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, are more than 88 gas and oil wells.
Dickerson says the wells were drilled decades ago dating back to the early 30’s. She says at least a dozen wells currently pose health and environmental risks, including water and soil contamination and well leaks. However, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law last November, three of those wells are set to be remedied and plugged.
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