National Clean Up Initiative

THE CHALLENGE AT HAND. The United States faces unprecedented pollution across every state, with limited long-term funding for site cleanup and restoration

OUR OBJECTIVE. Arrange funding to clean up the following topics over ten years

• 1.0 million orphan oil & gas wells (22 States)
• 19,000 miles of orphan oil transfer pipe (4 States)
• 15,000 orphan offshore oil & gas wells (4 States)
• 4,000 offshore oil & gas platforms (4 States)
• 25,000 gold, silver & coal mine sites (50 States)
• 25,000 uranium mine sites (5 States)
• 1,200 superfund restoration sites (50 States)
• 500 abandoned dams (50 States)
• 500 fire prevention sites (50 States)
• 50 abandoned buildings & factories (50 States)
• 50 abandoned military bases (50 States)

Clean Up & Restoration Cost

• Estimated clean-up cost: $ 125.0 billion
• $ 60.0 billion, abandoned land-based oil wells 
• $ 8.0 billion, abandoned offshore oil platforms
• $ 8.0 billion, abandoned offshore oil wells
• $ 6.0 billion, superfund sites
• $ 1.2 billion, abandoned gold, silver,coal mines 
• $ 1.2 billion, abandoned uranium mines 
• $ 1.0 billion, Salton Sea mitigation
• $ 750.0 million, abandoned lead mines
• $ 500.0 million, abandoned dams 
• $ 500.0 million, abandoned building sites
• $ 500.0 million, abandoned military sites
• $ 175.0 million, abandoned Galveston Bay wells
• $ 125.0 million, forest thinning projects 

If the pilot is successful, expand the program on a national level

• Clean up 1.2 million pollution sites across 50 states
• Sell 10,000 EB-5 green cards annually
• Invest-spend $ 9.8 billion annually on initiatives
• States are to organize their projects and present them to the EPA. EPA to allocate the funding per state

• Fund 500 orphan well closures annually
• 10 year well closure program
• Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, Trinity Bay
• https://www.edf.org/orphanwellmap 

• Fund 400 abandoned offshore rig removal annually
• Ten year platform removal program
• Depth: 5 to 500 feet
• CA, TX, LA, MS, AL
• https://www.offshoreinjuryfirm.com/blog/maritime-law/what-happens-to-abandoned-orphaned-offshore-oil-/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_oil_and_gas_in_the_United_States

• Problem:1,200 superfund sites clean ups
• Fund 250 superfund sites annually
• 5 year clean up program
• Former factories, government or military sites
• Projects in every state
• 70% of sites are near low-income public housing
• Redevelop the sites into productive assets
• https://www.edf.org/orphanwellmap

• Fund 100 "high-risk" building demolitions annually
• 5 year clean up program
• Malls, factories, offices, silos, and docks
• Projects in every state
• Redevelop the sites into productive assets
• https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/cities-are-not-overbuilt-underdemolished

• Fund 20,000 "inmate job trainings" to reduce fires
• 10-year fire prevention program
• National Park Service, National Forrest Service
• Military Land, Federal land &Government Land
• Prevent fires via tree and brush removal
• 20 States/crews at 1,000 people each
• www.stoprecidivism.net
• https://www.nifc.gov/sites/default/files/NICC/2-Predictive%20Services/Intelligence/Annual%20Reports/2024/annual_report_2024.pdf

• Fund 25,000 abandoned coal site closures
• Ten year restoration program
• Ash ponds, power plants or mines in every state
• Redevelop the sites into productive assets

• Largest pollution site in the United States
• Projected cost: $ 1.0 billion over five years
• Prevent 100,000 acres of toxic dust
• Support the redevelopment of 35,000 building lots
• Support 500,000 acres of farming (Imperial County)
• Support $ 15.0 billion farming and tourism economy
• Support the Pacific Flyway
• Fund 750.0 million gallons per day of imported seawater 
• Fund a 125-mile bi-national seawater canal