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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...
Uncertainty Remains for Essential Programs After Gov. Shapiro’s Lawsuit Unfreezes Federal Funds for PA
Last week, I joined a group of Pennsylvania advocates and policy experts for a press event on the critical situation facing businesses, community...
Layers of Uncertainty Cloud New Ammonia Markets, Casting Shadow over Planned US Buildout
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27 Appalachian Groups Call on Feds to Assess Full Impact of Appalachian Hydrogen Hub
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The Ohio River Valley Institute, Buckeye Environmental Network, and 25 other community and environmental groups are calling on the...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — March 3, 2025
Big Picture – Trump Administration Reverses Gears on Clean Energy Three articles provide summaries & an overview of the upcoming months (PDFs...
The Uncertain Ammonia Industry, Present & Future
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Statement on the Approval of West Virginia’s Class VI Primacy Application
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EV Charging Station Funding Freeze Forfeits More Than $400 Million and Over 3,500 Ohio River Valley Job Opportunities
On February 6, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a memo suspending the ability of states and tribes to spend previously...
As Storm Triggers Mine-Related Landslides Across Kentucky, Federal Funding Freeze Could Hinder Emergency Response
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BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — February 17, 2025
Green Bank Working Group Meeting – Program Note Friday, February 21, 2025 @ 11:00AM - Google Meet Link – Presentation by Vernice Miller-Travis on...
Statement on Governor Shapiro’s Challenge to Federal Funding Freeze
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Damage Control: Federal Funding to Plug Orphaned Wells—And Create Good-Paying Jobs—Is In Jeopardy
Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia have been awarded a total of $290.3 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up orphaned oil & gas well sites.
Damage Control: AML Reclamation Funding Freeze Puts Projects, Jobs in Jeopardy
In the past three years, the Department of the Interior has awarded about $3 billion to reclamation agencies across the country for the purpose of...
Beaver County Data Analysis: 2025 Update
Beaver County has seen double-digit declines in GDP & employment since Shell’s petrochemical complex was announced in 2012.