Members of Congress just introduced the #StopOrphanedWellsAct. As proposed rollbacks threaten to return cleanup bonding to '50s levels, this bill ensures oil & gas drillers clean up after themselves instead of leaving taxpayers with a $753B bill. More: www.bennet.senate.gov/2026/10/02/b...
Bennet, Ansari, Padilla, Hickenlooper, Schiff, Luján Introduce Legislation to Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers from Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Ben ...
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October 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Members of Congress just introduced the #StopOrphanedWellsAct. As proposed rollbacks threaten to return cleanup bonding to '50s levels, this bill ensures oil & gas drillers clean up after themselves instead of leaving taxpayers with a $753B bill. More: www.bennet.senate.gov/2026/10/02/b...