Ohio to Receive Infrastructure Investment to Remedy and Reclaim Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

Funding Made Accessible By way of Portman’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act

Might 25, 2022

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we speak, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced that the Division of the Inside (DOI) might be making a $33 million funding to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gasoline wells and nicely websites in nationwide parks, nationwide forests, nationwide wildlife refuges, and on different public lands. This funding was made attainable because of Portman’s bipartisan Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act (IIJA), which was signed into legislation final November. As we speak’s announcement contains funding for 3 wells in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley Nationwide Park.

“As we speak’s announcement is nice information for Ohio and for Cuyahoga Valley Nationwide Park. Cleansing up orphaned oil and gasoline wells is a crucial approach hold our communities and recreations areas clear and protected,” mentioned Senator Portman. “I used to be proud to steer negotiations on the bipartisan Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act, which is able to proceed to learn communities throughout Ohio. And that is only the start – I stay up for different related, vital initiatives in Ohio, and across the nation, being funded because of this infrastructure legislation.”

“As a nationwide park with excessive visitation and situated in an urbanized space, Cuyahoga Valley Nationwide Park and its guests will profit from this enchancment to the park.  We’re grateful to Senator Portman for his work on the infrastructure invoice and his ongoing dedication to nationwide parks and the individuals who take pleasure in them,” mentioned Deb Yandala, CEO, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley Nationwide Park.

The bipartisan IIJA supplied a complete of $21 billion to deal with legacy air pollution, together with funding to scrub up clear up brownfield and superfund websites, reclaim deserted mine lands, and plug orphan oil and gasoline wells. Particularly, IIJA supplied $4.7 billion to deal with orphan wells for plugging wells on Federal land, and for issuing grants to States and Tribes on State, personal and Tribal land.

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