These Teens Adopted an Orphaned Oil Well. Their Goal: Shut It Down. NYT: Science Delger Erdenesanaa 24 May 2024 at 05:02 Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry. ยฉ Cornell Watson for The New York TimesFrom left: Lila Gisondi, Mateo De La Rocha and Sebastian Ng, high school seniors in Cary, N.C., who adopted an oil well in Ohio that was leaking gas.
Royalties for Drilling on Public Lands to Increase NYT: Science Coral Davenport 12 April 2024 at 15:27 For the first time since 1920, the government has raised the rates that companies pay. The fossil fuel industry says it will hurt the economy. ยฉ Jae C. Hong/Associated PressPumpjacks operate at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif.