Mountain State Times

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on June 13 announced $4,275,000 in funding for the cleanup and remediation of two orphaned oil and gas well sites in West Virginia through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

“Abandoned oil and gas wells pose unique challenges to our communities, and today’s funding will help clean up, remediate, and begin to revitalize two key sites in West Virginia,” Ranking Member Capito said. “When writing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act we wanted to help address this issue and I’m thrilled these funds are now headed to the Monongahela National Forest and Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.”

Individual awards listed below:

• $3,100,000 – Monongahela National Forest
• $1,175,000 – Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

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