Bill O’Boyle at The Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Times Leader reports Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) have announced a new Registered Apprenticeship Program to train Workers to plug oil and gas wells, helping to protect the environment and public health while providing Workers with in-demand skills and family-sustaining wages.  The Gas Well Capping Technician Program - the first-ever Registered Apprenticeship Program for the UMWA - provides Workers with the knowledge to plug abandoned and orphaned wells that have the potential to cause health, safety or environmental concerns and to mitigate harmful emissions and provide an economic boost to rural Appalachian communities transitioning away from fossil fuel economies.

To Directly Access This Apprenticeship And Training Labor News Report, Go To: State announces apprenticeship program to plug abandoned oil/gas wells (yahoo.com)