Secretary Haaland Visits Texas as Part of Biden Administration’s Investing in America Tour to Highlight Work to Create Jobs, Address Legacy Pollution

March 31, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Fresh Water, Government, Texas, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Houston to highlight investments being made through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to put people to work to plug, reclaim and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-visits-texas-part-biden-administrations-investing-america-tour

Assistant Secretary Trujillo Highlights $20 Million Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for El Paso Water Purification Facility

September 26, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Bureau of Reclamation, Fresh Water, Government, Texas, United States Department of the Interior, Water Challenges

Published by the Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary Trujillo celebrated a $20 million investment to support construction of an El Paso Water Advanced Water Purification facility. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/assistant-secretary-trujillo-highlights-20-million-investment-bipartisan

Texas to Begin Work Plugging 800 Orphaned Wells Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

August 26, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, climate change, Fresh Water, Government, Secretary Deb Haaland, Texas, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Interior today announced that Texas has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug orphaned oil and gas wells. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/texas-begin-work-plugging-800-orphaned-wells-through-president-bidens-bipartisan

Department Leaders Complete Multi-State Swing to Highlight Legacy Pollution Investments from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

July 12, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Fresh Water, Government, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Secretary Deb Haaland, Texas, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary Haaland traveled this week to highlight recent investments made by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-leaders-complete-multi-state-swing-highlight-legacy-pollution-investments

Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

July 13, 2020 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Air Pollution, Bankruptcies, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Denver (Colo), Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, Environment, Executive Compensation, Extraction Oil & Gas Inc, Fresh Water, Greeley (Colo), Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, MDC Energy, Methane, Natural Gas, New Mexico, New York Times, North Dakota, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Permian Basin (North America), pollution, Siffin, Mark A, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Texas, United States, Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Workplace Hazards and Violations

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/climate/oil-fracking-bankruptcy-methane-executive-pay.html

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