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Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 1059, an amendment to the state’s Tax Reform Code that, among other things, establishes subsidies for the development of a natural gas-based blue hydrogen and carbon capture hub. The bill earmarks...
The Ohio River Valley Institute hosts a panel of legal experts for a discussion of the recent Supreme Court decision on West Virginia v. EPA. The decision stands to limit the federal Environmental Protection Agency's authority to lower greenhouse gas emissions...
Join us for an expert panel discussion on the projected future of the promised Appalachian petrochemical buildout.
Abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation consists of design, construction, and administration costs.
Cost estimates in the official AML inventory, eAMLIS, only reflect construction costs—and many construction cost estimates are old and not updated for inflation or new reclamation techniques.
New research by Advisory Council member Nick Muller evaluates impacts of near term carbon tax policy in the United States.
A Message from Our Executive Director It has been a long couple of weeks in what has felt like a very long year. As we process the aftermath of the 2020 election, we are preparing to meet a new presidential administration and returning to face the...
The 2020 election has taken place against the backdrop of a pandemic, a racial justice movement, and record-setting political spending--projected to total nearly $14 billion, a figure greater than the GDP of Armenia. For a culture that is used to immediate...
2020 election results and analysis for Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky
A Message from Our Executive Director Back at my desk in Pennsylvania, I have the strong sensation of being in the eye of a storm; the past few months of frenzied political campaigning and voter education have crescendoed, Election Day has arrived, and the gaze of...