OPINION: Time is ripe for US to tackle thorny issue of orphaned oil and gas wells

Huge infrastructure plan includes $16 billion to clean up abandoned wells and mines

Finance deal: US President Joe Biden disembarks from Marine One upon arrival at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington DC this week
Finance deal: US President Joe Biden disembarks from Marine One upon arrival at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington DC this weekPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 6 April 2021, 14:55Updated 6 April 2021, 15:27