As Pennsylvania competes to become a federally-designated hydrogen hub, state lawmakers are looking into the role hydrogen can play in the state’s energy future.
Money authorized in the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is meant to plug orphan wells without owners, but some may be going towards abandoned wells.
The state House panel passed a bill Tuesday that would restore the Environmental Quality Board’s ability to raise bond prices on conventional well drillers.
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