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Los Angles Times features report on abandoned oil and gas wells by RFF and Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

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Date

July 23, 2020

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Los Angles Times

Los Angles Times features report on abandoned oil and gas wells co-authored by Senior Research Associate Daniel Raimi. Listed below is a partial quote:

"This week, for instance, Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and the think tank Resources for the Future released a report finding the U.S. could create as many as 120,000 jobs plugging up to half a million oil and gas wells for an investment between $12 billion and $24 billion."

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Topics

Industry and Fuels

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