A Carbon Tracker report shows the cost to safely shut down low-producing wells is $3bn more than what they earn
This story is co-published with DeSmog
Thousands of oil and gas wells across Colorado cannot generate enough revenue to cover their own cleanup costs, according to a new report. Unless state officials act “simply and quickly”, it says, Coloradans can expect to be on the hook for a $3bn shortfall.
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