Trump’s new oil rule is a $750 billion taxpayer scam

The Trump administration recently published a proposed rule that rolls back commonsense oil and gas bonding reforms designed to protect taxpayers from bearing the enormous cost of orphaned well cleanup.

Trump’s new oil rule is a $750 billion taxpayer scam

TL;DR

  • The Trump administration is rolling back bonding requirements for the oil and gas industry.
  • This policy favors "cheats and scammers" in the industry over taxpayers.
  • Taxpayers may be forced to bear the cost of cleaning up orphaned wells.