House Panel Eyes Abandoned Well Cleanup For FY22 Funding Priorities

House appropriators are floating a $120 million Interior Department (DOI) “energy community revitalization program” to remediate orphaned oil and gas wells and hardrock mines, part of broader fiscal year 2022 spending legislation that would significantly boost funding for both the department and EPA. The spending package , floated June 27 in advance of a June 28 markup by a House Appropriations subcommittee, largely reflects the Biden administration’s efforts to ramp up support for climate- and environmental justice (EJ)-related activities. But...