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Julie Leon died of hyperthermia in Seattle on June 28, 2021 — the hottest day in the city's history. A lawsuit claims she was a victim of oil companies' "misrepresentations" about climate change.
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Oklahomans get more than half the water they use from aquifers. But the same areas that hold those underground water supplies are also sprinkled with orphan oil wells.
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The Senate Energy Committee passed the proposed legislation in a Thursday meeting.
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More than three-quarters of U.S. wells make just 6% of the country's oil. They're called marginal wells because of their small output. But they're a big deal to oil producers and environmentalists.
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Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined the challenge last year against Democrat-led states that filed lawsuits against fossil fuel entities like BP, Exxon Mobil and the American Petroleum Institute.
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The bills head for a vote on the House floor next.
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Over the next four years, the Well Done Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife will plug more than 100 orphan wells on public land.
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The state expected millions of dollars to plug wells abandoned by their owners. But the funds are in limbo under a new federal administration.
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Executive orders issued by President Donald Trump within hours of his inauguration indicate plans to expand fossil fuel production and lift regulations on producers.
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Researchers are looking into whether sites in Osage and Kay Counties can be used for permanent underground carbon storage.