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N.M. to get $43M to clean up abandoned oil wells

Underground Vision Technologies

million in federal infrastructure money to clean up abandoned oil wells as part of an initial $1.15 Estimates vary about the number of abandoned wells in the state. The federal government also has a total of $1.5 New Mexico will receive $43.7 The infrastructure bill, signed into law in November, allocates $4.7

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Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

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Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

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Renewable Energy Efforts Highlighted in Draft Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Louisiana

The Energy Law

The Task Force released a first draft of the report in the spring of 2021. Actions under strategy 9 center around drafting new legislation to increase the plugging of abandoned and orphaned wells. However, many – if not most – local governments lack the capacity and technical expertise to develop ordinances on their own.

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