KY Cabinet Secretary of Energy and Environment Rebecca Goodman on "orphan wells"

WEKU | By Stan Ingold

Published September 7, 2022 at 7:50 AM EDT

KY Cabinet Secretary of Energy and Environment Rebecca Goodman

Kentucky has received 25-million dollars to help cap and clean up abandoned oil and natural gas wells scattered throughout the commonwealth. In Today’s Interview, Stan Ingold speaks with KY Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Environment Rebecca Goodman about these so-called “Orphan wells.”

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