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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.

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Good Jobs: A Robust Labor Movement, Strong Labor Laws
October 19, 2020
byLou Martin
The key to stronger communities is not trying to turn the clock back to an industrial past but to learn the lesson of how we got those “good jobs” of yesterday: a robust labor movement protected by strong labor laws.
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New Rule Allows Explosive Liquefied Natural Gas on Rail Lines Near You
October 16, 2020
byEric de Place
October 22, 1944 was an ordinary Friday in Cleveland until 2:40 in the afternoon. That’s when liquefied natural gas (LNG) that had quietly seeped from a storage tank into the city’s sewer lines ex
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Renewable Energy: The New Texas Tea
October 15, 2020
bySean O'Leary
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia should try it instead of throwing up barriers In 2009, Texas was the nation’s biggest consumer of coal for the generation of electricity. By 2019 Texas had cut
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ORVI Insider - Vol. 4
October 7, 2020
byJoanne Kilgour
A Message From Our Executive Director  The Ohio River Valley, like much of the country, is currently living under the nation’s microscope - we are facing scrutiny from pundits trying to predict our
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West Virginia's Oil & Gas Industry Pushing for Millions in Property Tax Cuts
September 28, 2020
byTed Boettner
While West Virginians are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and trying to figure out if their kids can attend school, the oil and gas industry is working with the West Virginia State Tax Department t
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Quality of Life-driven prosperity for small cities and towns
September 23, 2020
bySean O'Leary
Earlier this year, the Belomar Regional Council, an economic planning and development council comprised of governments in Belmont County Ohio, and Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties in West Virginia,
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