Maria Burns watched with satisfaction as a three-story-high drilling rig made a racket in her front yard. Normally, the loudest thing on this residential street in Ashland, Ohio, would be the barking ...

When it comes to environmental responsibility, New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is not just stepping up — we’re leading the way. In recent years, oil and gas operators plugged over 90% of the wells ...

Researchers at Iowa State University have discovered a unique and environmentally friendly solution of utilizing crop waste to seal abandoned oil wells and capture carbon by permanently sequestering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An abandoned wellhead in the oil field. The well is not producing anymore. There are more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned wells ...

The billions of dollars approved by Congress to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells have been frozen as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to government spending, creating concerns that ...

As conversations about orphaned and leaking wells continue, it's important for Texans to know the facts. Addressing orphaned wells is a top priority for the Railroad Commission of Texas. The vast ...