by Ted Boettner | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy
This blog post was originally published by the Union of Concerned Scientists at https://blog.ucsusa.org/guest-commentary/appalachia-poised-to-be-part-of-shift-to-clean-energy/ For over 150 years, the Appalachian region has provided the cheap energy that has...
by Ted Boettner | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
In early April, we released a report outlining the benefits of plugging and cleaning up orphan and abandoned oil and gas wells in Appalachia. Since that time, there have been several bills introduced in Congress to address the issue. These include the Orphan Well...
by Ted Boettner | May 7, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
Several weeks ago, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) released their plan for “Preserving Coal Country” amid national policy efforts to address climate change and regrow the economy with large-scale infrastructure investments. The UMWA plan listed several...
by Ted Boettner | Apr 14, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
AOG Four-Pager [Click here to view and download the full report.] Executive Summary After more than a century of oil and gas drilling, unplugged or improperly plugged abandoned oil and gas wells are causing extensive environmental damage and imposing health and safety...
by Ted Boettner | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Shared Prosperity
On Thursday the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources in the US House will be holding a hearing on the federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program to discuss reauthorization of the program and how it can help local economies and the environment. The AML program...
