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State Advocates Say More Scrutiny Needed Over Well-Plugging Money

Krzysztof Jaracz
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Some environmental groups say state and federal governments aren’t doing enough to hold oil and gas drillers accountable for cleaning up their own wells, which can leak harmful pollution if left uncapped.

StateImpact Pennsylvania's Rachel McDevitt reports the groups are watching how federal money meant to clean up old wells is being used.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 6/5/23)

Rachel McDevitt is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF. Rachel joined WITF in 2017 as the host of All Things Considered. She previously reported for WITF’s Radio Pennsylvania Network, where her work earned the National Association of State Radio Network’s award for best feature two years in a row. The western Pennsylvania native started her journalism career with the CBS affiliate in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Rachel is a graduate of Temple University.