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Voltage Valley Starts Workforce Training Efforts, Despite Troubles at Electric Truck Plant

Julie Grant·June 24, 2021

Lordstown Motors is facing financial trouble. Still, thousands of jobs in electric vehicles and batteries are expected in the Mahoning Valley. Many will require advanced skills.

Climate Change Economy

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Natural Gas Impact Fees Hit Lowest Level on Record in 2020

Rachel McDevitt·June 18, 2021

Pennsylvania collected about $146 million from natural gas drillers last year in impact fees — the lowest amount paid since the fee started.

Economy Energy

Energy Secretary Pushes Jobs in Coal and Natural Gas Communities From Climate Action

Ohio Valley ReSource·June 17, 2021

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm discusses how coal and gas communities could gain jobs as a result of climate action, as the country moves to renewables.

Climate Change Economy Energy Podcasts Your Environment Update

Lordstown Motors Takes ‘Voltage Valley’ on Wild Ride After Revelation of Financial Uncertainty

Julie Grant·June 9, 2021

Stocks of Lordstown Motors tumbled as its troubling SEC filing was made public. The Mahoning Valley region in Ohio hopes electric cars will drive its future.

Climate Change Economy Energy

With Electric Vehicles, Ohio’s Steel Valley Remakes Itself as ‘Voltage Valley’

Julie Grant·June 4, 2021

One test case for Biden's strategy for clean energy jobs: Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. The region lost jobs in the steel and auto industries. Now, a future is emerging in electric vehicles and clean energy.

Climate Change Economy Energy Transportation

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Report Shows Rebound for Natural Gas as Production, Prices Rise

Rachel McDevitt·May 28, 2021

Pennsylvania’s gas industry increased production by 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the year before.

Economy Energy

Head of United Mine Workers Sees a Future for Coal Communities in a Clean Energy Economy

Ohio Valley ReSource·May 28, 2021

Cecil Roberts supports many of Biden’s plans for infrastructure and renewable energy. But he says coal communities have sacrificed enough.

Climate Change Economy Energy Podcasts

Gina McCarthy on Helping Coal Communities as US Transitions to Clean Energy

Ohio Valley ReSource·May 28, 2021

National climate advisor Gina McCarthy discusses how the Biden administration plans on investing in coal communities as the US transitions to renewable energy.

Climate Change Economy Energy Podcasts Your Environment Update

U.S. Steel Cancellation Leaves Western Pa. With Questions Over Steel’s Future

Reid Frazier·May 17, 2021

When U.S. Steel announced it was canceling $1 billion in upgrades in the Mon Valley, it also pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. So what does this mean for the region?

Economy Energy Pollution

In Pa., You Can Pick an Electricity Provider. Did the Texas Storm Make You Rethink Your Choice?

Anne Danahy·May 14, 2021

Are you one of the few Pennsylvanians who has picked a different electricity provider? Maybe one that uses wind energy or is just cheaper? Maybe you are thinking of changing? We'd like to know.

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