On Oct. 16, the governor and the owner of Diversified Energy announced a new way to “ensure all Diversified [oil and gas] wells in the state are safely plugged and retired.”

I am a co-founder of, and lawyer for, the West Virginia Surface Owner’s Rights Organization. No interest group has a greater interest in having the industry’s oil and gas wells plugged to prevent possible pollution of ground water etc., and certain diminishment in property values. Energy and Environment

Figures point to wide funding gap in WV deal with nation's largest gas well owner

By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com

8 min to read

Despite our interest, we were not contacted before or at the time of the deal or the announcement. The news release was all we had to go on to generate a response. The governor would

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