Pennsylvanians Strongly Support a Crackdown on Fracking. Will Allegheny County Deliver?
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Update: In a resounding victory for Pennsylvanians and a vindication of public will, Allegheny County Council voted 12-3 to override County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s veto, codifying the […]
Charting a Course for Appalachia’s Economic Transition
For generations, Appalachia has powered the nation’s industrial growth with our region’s bountiful reserves of coal, gas, and oil. Today, our communities are suffering the effects of that legacy of extraction—air and water pollution, rampant greenhouse gas emissions, and local economies hollowed out by an industry structurally incapable of generating job growth and prosperity. For […]
Listen: A Model for Economic and Clean Energy Transition
(Source: Yale Climate Connections) Senior Researcher Sean O’Leary joins Dr. Anthony Lieserowitz and Yale Climate Connections to discuss the remarkable economic turnaround taking place in Centralia, Washington. For years, Centralia and surrounding Lewis County relied heavily on jobs from a coal mine and a coal-fired power plant. But when the mine closed in […]
Hydrogen, Carbon Capture Hub is a Risky Gamble for the Ohio River Valley
The newly announced initiative to develop a carbon capture and hydrogen hub in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia is a gamble in the guise of opportunity.
Appalachian States Should Proceed with Caution on CCUS, Hydrogen Hub Initiative
A new initiative to develop a carbon capture and hydrogen hub in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia is unlikely to create many permanent jobs, boost…
Despite “Winning” GDP Gains, Ohio’s Fracking Counties Lost Big in 2020
A recent story in the Columbus Dispatch reported that “two small eastern Ohio counties in the heart of Ohio’s natural gas country posted the biggest economic gains among the state’s counties in 2020” and that “other counties in Appalachia also were among the 2020 winners.” But that’s only true if you measure “winning” by arcane […]
ORVI Insider #30: The Rise of ‘Frackaging’
Natural gas production in Appalachia and beyond has fueled an excess of plastic packaging.
The Growth of Frackaging
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2021 in Review
As 2021 draws to a close, the Ohio River Valley Institute is looking back with gratitude and excitement on our first full year of operation. We’ve made some notable strides in the past twelve months toward addressing Appalachia’s most significant challenges, tracking the economic ‘bust’ of the Appalachian fracking and petrochemical booms and identifying programs […]
ORVI Insider #29: Looking Back on 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on a year of progress.