Pennsylvania faces a $400 million federal funding allocation for sealing leaking oil and gas wells, with Governor Shapiro proposing an additional $11 million to address escalated costs.

Pennsylvania struggles with cost inflation for plugging old, abandoned, and orphaned oil and gas wells, with costs ranging from $1,000 to as high as $110,000 per well. The state faces a $400 million federal funding allocation for sealing wells leaking methane and pollutants. Governor Josh Shapiro proposes additional $11 million, but escalated costs, due to federal prevailing wage mandates and increased bonding for contractors, pose challenges.

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