President Joe Biden announced Thursday that $64 million will go toward an infrastructure law that will plug orphaned gas and oil wells, specifically for wells inside national parks, forests and wildlife refuges.| MORE | Oklahoma nonprofit hires veterans to plug abandoned oil wells Biden said this is a new step in addressing legacy pollution nationwide, and the funding will help fight the damage done by thousands of non-producing wells. In Oklahoma, we know 45 of those orphaned wells will be plugged in at Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge – which is about 90 minutes east of the Oklahoma City metro.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."It is a huge investment in terms of dollars during the state of Oklahoma to plug and seal the orphan oil and gas," Winnie Stachelburg, with the U.S. Department of Interior, said. "The initial investment is going to the wildlife refuges and to the national parks. And it will go to dozens of those sites in and around Oklahoma.">> Download the KOCO 5 AppOfficials said unplugged orphan wells can leak methane, which is a serious safety hazard that experts say contributes to climate change. Across the nation, the law will clean up over 300 orphaned gas and oil well sites.Top Headlines Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series title, extends record win streak to 53 How did Trump's classified documents case come about and what's next? Jocelyn Alo describes being on outside looking in at Women's College World Series OU softball absolutely has home-field advantage playing WCWS in OKC, ESPN analyst says