Statement on Federal Funding for the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub

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The Ohio River Valley Institute published the following statement in response to the Department of Energy’s announcement of up to $925 million in federal funding for the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2).   ARCH2 Blue Hydrogen Hub Threatens Higher Costs with Few Jobs, Continued Emissions  Alternative ‘Clean Energy Pathway’ Would Create 12,000 Jobs by […]

Spotlight: Nadiatu Issaka, 2023 Summer Research Fellow

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  Nadiatu Issaka joined ORVI’s team in June 2023 as our inaugural Summer Research Fellow. We sat down with Nadiatu at the end of the summer to learn more about her research, her interests in weightlifting and coding, and her motivation for building a better future in Appalachia, in Ghana, and beyond.   Where are […]

True Transition

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RGGI proceeds could kickstart job growth in Pennsylvania’s fossil fuel communities.

Report Preview: A Clean Energy Pathway for Western Pennsylvania

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[button link=”https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.naughty-cat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Decarbonization-Report-Preview.pdf” type=”big” color=”red” newwindow=”yes”] Download[/button] Transitioning to clean energy means job growth, shared prosperity, and a safer, cleaner future for Western Pennsylvania. ORVI’s forthcoming decarbonization study, produced by Strategen Consulting, describes an energy transition pathway for the ten-county region of Western Pennsylvania that reduces emissions, cuts costs, and creates jobs more effectively than any […]