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Letter from USW Local 675 on Orphan Wells
By Philip Baker and David Campbell - United Steelworkers Local 675, August 5, 2020
We write to support an important economic recovery opportunity that will create jobs, provide tremendous health and environmental benefits to frontline communities, and advance a just transition away from fossil fuels: the accelerated remediation of oil and gas wells in California.
California law already requires that oil and gas operators fully fund the cost of oil and gas well remediation in California.
The job creation from this work is substantial. A recent national study estimated a total of 15.9 total jobs (direct, indirect, and induced) per million dollars spent.
Remediation of Oil and Gas Wells Must be Accelerated in Tandem with a Halt on Permitting New Wells and a Managed Phaseout of Oil and Gas Extraction.
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