"Plugging abandoned oil and gas wells could be a jobs boon for the U.S."

Axios article highlights RFF and Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy report on abandoned oil and gas wells.

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July 20, 2020

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Axios

Axios article highlights RFF and Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy report on abandoned oil and gas wells co-authored by Senior Research Associate Daniel Raimi. Listed below is a partial quote:

"There's a lot of jobs potential if the federal government gets serious about plugging what could be as many as 3 million abandoned oil-and-gas wells nationwide, a new report from Resources for the Future and a Columbia University energy think tank concludes."

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Daniel Raimi

Fellow; Director, Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative

Daniel Raimi is a fellow and director of the Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative at RFF. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition.

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