by Ted Boettner | Sep 15, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
Momentum is growing for creating a 21st century Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that would reduce carbon emissions, grow jobs, and restore our natural resources and environment. At least seven bills have been introduced in Congress this year to revive the CCC and...
by ORVI | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Fair Democracy, Shared Prosperity
The Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI) launched one year ago, in August 2020, as an independent, nonprofit think tank designed to equip the region’s residents and decision-makers with the policy research and practical tools they need to advance long-term solutions to...
by ORVI | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
Last week, Senior Researcher Sean O’Leary and I traveled across the Ohio Valley to discuss Ohio River Valley Institute research with county commissioners and local organizations. The trip laid bare the aftermath of fracking’s grip on the regional economy. Boarded...
by ORVI | Jul 21, 2021 | Shared Prosperity
There are many parallels between economically struggling communities in Appalachia and Centralia, Washington, a chronically depressed coal town that lost its coal mine and is now losing its coal-fired power plant. But in Centralia, the economy, jobs and population are...
by Sean O'Leary | Jul 20, 2021 | Clean Energy, Reports, Shared Prosperity
Click to view and download If there are some industries in which immense amounts of investment and economic growth can fail to produce significant increases in jobs and prosperity, might there be other kinds of industries and activities in which much...
by Eric Dixon | Jul 13, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
On Friday, US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released a new version of his proposed energy infrastructure package. The previous version of his proposal included $11.3 billion in federal funds to clean up damage from Abandoned Mine Lands (AMLs) across the country. The new...
by ORVI | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
The Ohio River Valley Institute’s newest report examines how the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) could support economic development and job creation in Pennsylvania, particularly in coal communities most impacted by energy market transition from coal to...
by Joe Cullen | Jun 30, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
Click here to view and download the report. Executive Summary On November 7, 2020, Governor Wolf’s proposed CO2 Budget Trading Program Regulation was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, setting in motion a full comment and rulemaking process for the Commonwealth’s...
by ORVI | Jun 29, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) pointed to a recent Ohio River Valley Institute report in a Senate committee last week on the huge economic opportunities of abandoned coal mine reclamation. “The Department of the Interior estimates the cost to complete [abandoned mine...
by Sean O'Leary | Jun 24, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Shared Prosperity, Strategic Communications
Don’t look now, but it’s late-June – season of the summer solstice and the now annual announcement by PTTGC that, despite previous assurances, it must yet again delay a final investment decision on the proposed ethane cracker in Belmont County, Ohio. Recall that in...
