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The “One Big Beautiful Bill” gives tax credits to U.S. firms producing met coal, which is largely exported overseas for use in foreign steelmaking. The credit applies whether or not the coal is produced in the U.S. insideclimatenews.org/news/02072025/…

So-called “chemical recycling” is the latest proposed solution to the growing plastic waste crisis. But chemical recycling ignores adverse local health impacts and sidesteps technical and economic headwinds that have, to date, stymied the industry: ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/chemical-recyc…

📈 Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill” could would raise energy costs by $110 per household as soon as next year, according to a new memo from Climate Power. Learn more: climatepower.us/news/utility-c…

More than 170 Environmental Protection Agency employees signed on to a declaration of dissent from the agency’s policies under the Trump administration, saying they “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.” apnews.com/article/declar…

Our latest report, co-produced with Black Appalachian Coalition, narrates the fight for environmental justice in Clairton, PA, home to the Clairton Coke Works, through the stories of local residents and health advocates. Learn more at bit.ly/steel-sick

Join us for an in-person gathering featuring expert discussion and workshopping on writing successful applications for the RISE PA grant. With its $396M grant opportunity, PA is funding projects that will help strengthen the region's manufacturing competitiveness, slash

The NLRB ordered a union election at one of the world’s largest EV battery plants in Glendale, KY, rejecting management’s plea to delay or dismiss the vote requested by the UAW. ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/does-blueoval-…

💵 Want technical assistance applying for the RISE PA grant? Join us July 16 at the Energy Innovation Center for expert tips & hands-on help with your application. Register at ow.ly/B4oR50Wn8Xr #TechnicalAssistance #CleanEnergy

📊 #ChartOfTheWeek: After a decade of stagnancy, utilities are projecting huge power demand growth—largely from data centers. ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/data-centers-p…

Big-picture stuff: 'It took from the invention of the photovoltaic solar cell, in 1954, until 2022 for the world to install a terawatt of solar power; the second terawatt came just two years later, and the third will arrive either later this year or early next.'

A long-term program to plug Appalachia’s old, leaky oil & gas wells would support more than 40,000 jobs each year. Unlike more volatile oil & gas jobs, these jobs would provide stability for Appalachian workers and their families: ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/well-decommiss…

Ohio is doing a lot right when it comes to orphan oil and gas wells. The state's well plugging program is funded by a fee on oil production instead of landing on taxpayers, so the industry is paying to clean up its own footprint: npr.org/transcripts/12…

Data centers are flooding into Pennsylvania after Governor Josh Shapiro announced Amazon's $20 billion investment in the state. Locals in Luzerne County are fighting back. “I feel like David going up against Goliath,” a widow told me RealClearPennsylvania. realclearpennsylvania.com/articles/2025/…

💡 Data centers are driving up energy demand—and energy prices—in Pennsylvania. Regional grid operator PJM said demand growth from data centers was the “primary reason” behind an 800% price increase in its latest capacity auction. wusa9.com/article/tech/s…

In case you missed it, truckers are speaking out about unsafe oil & gas waste transport & FracTracker’s data backs them up. The evidence shows radioactive and toxic materials are regularly hauled without proper hazard classification or oversight. insideclimatenews.org/news/29062025/…

As Trump hails $90B in private investment for a massive, natural gas-fueled Pennsylvania data center hub, data show gas development has failed to generate economic prosperity in the region despite record production and hundreds of billions in investment: insideclimatenews.org/news/15072025/…

Legislative efforts to block or restrict community air monitoring efforts have passed in Kentucky and have been proposed in Ohio and West Virginia. news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/bills-tha…

"Coal has exhibited reliability problems in serving the grid... From July 11 to July 12, 5,019 MW of coal-fired generation was offline across ERCOT—totaling 36.9% of the system’s accredited coal capacity of 13,596 MW." pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/22/sol…

Next Monday, July 28, join us for a webinar on legal rights, red flags, and ways to shift your language to protect yourself against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suits. We hope to see you there! Register: fairshake-els.org/events

Hiring local construction workers would supercharge the economic impact of the 210-MW Starfire solar project in eastern Kentucky, our research shows: ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/achieving-sign…