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With electric vehicles, Ohio's Steel Valley remakes itself as 'voltage valley'
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With electric vehicles, Ohio's Steel Valley remakes itself as 'voltage valley'

Ohio’s Mahoning Valley lost jobs in the steel and auto industries. Now, a future is emerging in electric vehicles and clean energy.
Causes
EPA report identifies hot spots for hazardous spills into drinking water sources
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EPA report identifies hot spots for hazardous spills into drinking water sources

An EPA report details incidents of toxic spills into groundwater, rivers, or lakes used for drinking water. The data from 2010-2019 provides the most comprehensive report to date on such spills.
Resilience
Climate change increases flooding risk for some 230,000 Ohio Valley homes

Climate change increases flooding risk for some 230,000 Ohio Valley homes

Nearly 20% of homes in West Virginia, 5% in Kentucky and 2.3% in Ohio are at risk of seeing structural damage due to flooding. Combined, this puts more than 230,000 residential properties eligible for federal flood insurance at risk in the Ohio Valley.
Solutions
What Biden's plan for "building back better" could mean for the Ohio Valley
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What Biden's plan for "building back better" could mean for the Ohio Valley

President-Elect Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan could have a profound impact on the Ohio Valley's water, energy and internet.
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Peduto joins mayors from W.Va., Ohio, Ky. to call for climate-friendly industrial growth
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Peduto joins mayors from W.Va., Ohio, Ky. to call for climate-friendly industrial growth

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto joined mayors from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia virtually to call for federal support in a plan that would provide more climate-friendly industrial growth across Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley.

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In the Ohio River Valley, with the pandemic’s help, the petrochemical boom is on hold
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In the Ohio River Valley, with the pandemic’s help, the petrochemical boom is on hold

As COVID-19 stalls $10 billion project, some wonder if planned buildout will ever come.
Causes
For the Ohio River Valley, an ethane storage facility in Texas is either a model or a cautionary tale
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For the Ohio River Valley, an ethane storage facility in Texas is either a model or a cautionary tale

The massive petrochemical complex in Mont Belvieu outside Houston has a long history of environmental violations, leaks, fires and explosions.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Chevron agrees to a $550 million settlement with California city

Chevron agrees to a $550 million settlement with California city

California's first hydrogen-powered train brings clean energy to rail travel

California's first hydrogen-powered train brings clean energy to rail travel

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Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

CLIMATE
Wind turbine blades could soon be recyclable

Wind turbine blades could soon be recyclable

global plastic pollution treaty

The world is drowning in plastic, with 57 million tons of pollution annually