by Ben Hunkler | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog Posts
For more than 150 years, Appalachia has provided the cheap energy that has powered the nation’s industrial growth and helped construct the middle class. But Appalachian communities did not fuel our nation’s prosperity without a cost – thousands of environmental...
by Sean O'Leary | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
In 10 years, unless West Virginia leapfrogs from its coal-dominated energy system to one driven by clean renewable resources, it will cease to be an energy state West Virginia’s status as an energy state — one that produces more energy than it consumes – will almost...
by Eric de Place | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog Posts
One quarter of the way through 2021 and Pennsylvania voters are grumpy. According to the March edition of Franklin & Marshall College Poll, barely more than one-third (36%) think the state is headed in the right direction, down 20 percentage points from a...
by Ben Hunkler | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter
ORVI Insider Vol. 13 March 23, 2021 In this edition of our newsletter, we introduce groundbreaking new research conducted by the Stockholm Environmental Institute and published by ORVI on the financial risks of new natural gas...
by Eric de Place | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog Posts, Natural Gas, Petrochemicals & Plastics, Research
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, March 23, 2021 – New gas field developments in Appalachia are unlikely to be profitable as the US energy system undergoes rapid decarbonization, according to a new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute’s US Center (SEI) and the...
by Eric Dixon | Mar 18, 2021 | Abandoned Mine Lands, Blog Posts, Repairing the Damage
This afternoon, Congress will hold a hearing on a slew of bills that seek to clean up land and water damaged by the coal industry before it was regulated in 1977. The hearing rightly highlights the urgency of reauthorizing fees on coal production that fund cleanup,...
by Ted Boettner | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Repairing the Damage
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...
by Sean O'Leary | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog Posts, Natural Gas
The Ohio River Valley Institute’s recent report on the nearly complete failure of the Appalachian natural gas boom to deliver on promises of jobs and prosperity in the region’s major gas-producing counties triggered a great deal of blowback from the industry and...
by Ben Hunkler | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog Posts, Petrochemicals & Plastics
On February 3rd, 2021, the Ohio River Valley Institute convened a forum of experts from finance, policymaking, and the petrochemical industry to assess the future prospects for the creation of a petrochemical hub in the greater Ohio Valley. View a recording of the...
by Ben Hunkler | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter
ORVI Insider March 2, 2021 A Message from Our Executive Director Many of us are nearing a year of isolation in our homes, but recently it feels like the very ground beneath our feet is changing when it...
