Research
The Ohio River Valley Institute examines some of the region’s most pressing challenges. We provide policy analysis and practical tools for building a stronger Appalachia. All of our research is available for you to cite, use, and share, per our free use policy.
Ohio House Budget Proposal Would Cost Appalachian Public Schools $565.8 Million Over the Next 2 Years
The Ohio House of Representatives recently released its proposal for the next two years of school funding. Despite claims that the new plan gives...
Misleading and Just Plain Wrong
The central claim of the Heritage Foundation's special report that, because of New York’s ban on fracking, counties in the Marcellus region “lost...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — April 18, 2025
Decision on all BIL/IRA Funds U.S. Dist. Judge Mary McElroy, Federal Dist. Court of RI’s Order – applies nationwide to EPA, DOE, Interior, USDA, HHS...
Ohio House Bill 170 and Senate Bill 136: What You Should Know
Legislators in Ohio seek to establish a regulatory framework for the long-term, geologic storage of carbon dioxide in order to provide the clarity...
Why Trying to Save Coal Is Costing Us More Than We Think
Let’s talk about coal. Yes—coal, the black rock that powered much of America’s past. Lately, some leaders have been trying to bring it back in a big...
Statement on West Virginia Senate Bill 627
CHARLESTON, W. Va. — In response to the final passage of West Virginia Senate Bill 627, Ohio River Valley Institute Hydrogen Program Director Tom...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — April 3, 2025
Energy Efficiency Updates – HHS Cuts Hit LIHEAP & PA PUC Draft Order Massive Cuts to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program ‘It’s a...
Tariffs and Appalachia
New tariffs on Mexico, China, and Canada stand to cut jobs, raise consumer prices, and shrink GDP in the short term in manufacturing- and energy-dependent Appalachia.
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — March 21, 2025
PA House Bill 362 – PA Energy Development Authority Pennsylvania takes first step to access low-income solar funds - Julie Grant, March 18, 2025 –...
ARCH2: It’s Time for Our Leaders to Start Asking Tough Questions
The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) was always a questionable prospect. Since 2021, the Ohio River Valley Institute has asserted that carbon...
A Month from Hell
Key Points Northern Appalachia has, for a decade and a half, premised its economic development strategies on a strategic triad of natural gas,...
The Carbon Implications of Ammonia Production
The US is on the verge of an ammonia ‘boom,’ which could expand fracking and incentivize risky carbon storage infrastructure. But as with any boom,...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — March 14, 2025
Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN RISE PA is a $396 million statewide industrial...
What could Trump’s expanded LNG exports mean for consumer prices, Appalachian gas production, and local economies?
Joanne Kilgour: Today's discussion comes on the heels of an executive order signed by President Trump reversing the Biden administration's...
What does Appalachia have to do with LNG?
The Biden administration’s pause on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permits is over. On February 14, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued an...