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Alberta won’t use public money to clean up abandoned wells: energy minister

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A leaked draft report suggests public dollars may be used to help guarantee reclamation of almost 80,000 inactive wells.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the province is considering some of the recommendations.

Jean said he hadn’t seen the report and said he won't put public tax dollars into cleaning up wells.

The province has long debated how to deal with abandoned wells mounting across Alberta .

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