WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a nearly $80 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for the state of Texas to continue work plugging, capping and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. This investment is the first Phase 1 formula grant awarded since the Department announced last July the availability of $660 million to 26 states to clean up legacy pollution sites. These investments to address hazardous sites will create good-paying union jobs, catalyze economic growth and revitalization, and reduce environmental and public health impacts from harmful…
