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Causes
A new kind of 'mining' has arrived in the Ohio Valley. What will crypto mean for the region?
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A new kind of 'mining' has arrived in the Ohio Valley. What will crypto mean for the region?

As the technology takes off, a cryptocurrency mining boom is taking place in the state that’s known for mining coal.
It’s a burgeoning industry that investors see as a cutting-edge economic opportunity. Critics say it’s compounding climate change.

Causes
Mine reclamation, clean water and broadband: What the infrastructure law brings to Appalachia
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Mine reclamation, clean water and broadband: What the infrastructure law brings to Appalachia

The bipartisan infrastructure bill that became law last month has billions of dollars in it for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems in the Ohio Valley. The law also addresses some of the region’s other pressing needs.
Impacts
How the housing shortage, the pandemic and climate change have collided in the Ohio Valley
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How the housing shortage, the pandemic and climate change have collided in the Ohio Valley

Alana Watson of WKU Public Radio sat down with Ohio Valley ReSource reporters Katie Myers and Liam Niemeyer to break down their most recent report on region's housing shortage.
Causes
Appalachian communities talk gas, plastics, and inequity with federal energy officials
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Appalachian communities talk gas, plastics, and inequity with federal energy officials

The Department of Energy is collecting perspectives from Ohio Valley communities impacted by the ethane and petrochemical industries.
Voltage Valley starts workforce training efforts, despite troubles at Lordstown Motors
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Voltage Valley starts workforce training efforts, despite troubles at Lordstown Motors

Lordstown Motors is facing financial trouble. Still, thousands of jobs in electric vehicles and batteries are expected. Many will require advanced skills.
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.
Politics
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto unveils a plan to help the Ohio Valley transition from fossil fuels
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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto unveils a plan to help the Ohio Valley transition from fossil fuels

The election is over, but Pittsburgh and the surrounding region is still talking about fracking.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration accelerates Alabama coal expansion mostly for foreign steel markets

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Louisiana expands LNG exports as Trump fast-tracks new terminal permits

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UK residents take government’s climate strategy to European human rights court

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

CLIMATE
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Mark Carney’s rise places Trump between two quiet climate champions

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Energy Star program faces shutdown as EPA reorganizes under Trump administration