Brandon Dew and TJ Ellerbeck: A way to put Utahns back to work while cleaning up our air
Congress should approve funding to cap Utah’s hundreds of orphan oil wells.
Photo courtesy of Gordon Creek Energy.
Utah regulators are seeking to plug several idled wells operated by Gordon Creek Energy in a gas field west of Price, pictured here in 2012.
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