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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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Paper Summary: Near Term Carbon Tax Policy in the US Economy
December 21, 2020
by Joanne Kilgour
New research by Advisory Council member Nick Muller evaluates impacts of near term carbon tax policy in the United States.
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Plastic Market Trends Are Bad News for Appalachia Cracker Plans
December 14, 2020
by Eric de Place
The Ohio Valley petrochemical buildout is in big trouble. You know it when you hear things like this: “The Zeitgeist has shifted, and this is a permanent shift.” Those are not the words of an anti
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ORVI testifies in support of Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
December 11, 2020
by Sean O'Leary
Reduced emissions, lower utility bills, and economic development for small-town Pennsylvania ORVI testimony before the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (On December 11, 2020, ORVI senior resea
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What would joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative mean for Pennsylvania? featured image
What would joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative mean for Pennsylvania?
December 3, 2020
by Sean O'Leary
JOBS, SAVINGS, AND HEALTHIER FAMILIES The funny thing about opponents of Pennsylvania's proposed membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is that the terrible things they say will h
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Fracking is Not Popular in Pennsylvania
November 10, 2020
by Eric de Place
Public opinion research–and now actual election results–give lie to the myth: fracking simply is not popular, not nationally and not in Pennsylvania.
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Low-Wage Jobs Are the Future in Ohio River Valley Without Policy Change featured image
Low-Wage Jobs Are the Future in Ohio River Valley Without Policy Change
November 10, 2020
by Ted Boettner
If policymakers at the state and federal level want to build a strong economy with good paying jobs in the Ohio River Valley region it will require raising wages, improving job quality standards, and
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