Redux: The rise of the land-healing industry

Reupping this piece in honor of infrastructure week

Editor’s Note: This piece first ran in the Land Desk this spring. I’m re-upping it now because Congress finally passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which includes: $4.7 billion for orphaned well cleanup (but no coupled raise in royalties to make industry pay for it); $3 billion for abandoned hardrock mine reclamation (but no General Mining Law re…