by Sean O'Leary | Aug 5, 2026 | Natural Gas, Reports
View & download reportView & download summary Key Findings Despite plunging employment and wage figures and a history of unfulfilled promises, some Pennsylvania office-seekers continue to portray shale gas development as a foundation for job growth and...
by Tom Torres | Jul 27, 2026 | Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports
Download report Download summary In 2023, the State of West Virginia issued a $1.75 million performance-based loan to support Clean-Seas West Virginiaâs proposed plastics pyrolysis facility in Belle, WV. The following year, the stateâs public economic...
by Zane Gustafson | Jul 21, 2026 | Natural Gas, Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports
Download report Download summary & digital toolkit The future of methanol buildout in North America is far less certain than industry forecasts suggest. While developers continue to propose millions of tons of new production capacity, global market instability,...
by Eric de Place and Julia Stone | Jul 8, 2026 | Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports
Download report Download summary More than three years since the launch of Shellâs plastics plant in Monaca, Beaver County continues to trail neighboring counties, Pennsylvania as a whole, and the national average in critical measures of economic wellbeing. “As...
by Sean O'Leary | Jun 30, 2026 | Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Download report Download four-page summary Download one-page summary As West Virginia and other states grapple with data center-driven electricity demand growth and rate hikes, transitioning to a âflexible gridâ model could lower rates, boost reliability, and slash...
by Eric Dixon | Apr 23, 2026 | Abandoned Mine Lands, Repairing the Damage, Reports
View & download report View & download AML case studies Kentuckyâs abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation market has nearly quadrupled since the disbursement of federal funding from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This funding has boosted...
by Ted Boettner | Mar 5, 2026 | Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Repairing the Damage, Reports
Download report Download summary West Virginia is sitting on a growing economic and environmental problem: tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells that state regulators have failed to track, inspect, or require companies to clean up. Weak enforcement,...
by Kathy Hipple and Anne Keller | Nov 18, 2025 | Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports
View report View summary Shell is unlikely to recoup its $14 billion investment in Pennsylvania petrochemicals development as global market headwinds continue to intensify, according to a new report from the Ohio River Valley Institute. The company is reportedly...
by Kathy Hipple, Irina Spector, Justine Hackimer, and Nick Messenger | Nov 6, 2025 | Natural Gas, Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
View report View summary The lagging US primary steel industry risks falling further behind in a rapidly decarbonizing global market absent large-scale investment in a transition to low- or zero-emissions âgreenâ steelmaking, according to our latest report. US primary...
by Ted Boettner | Oct 14, 2025 | Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Reports
View research brief The Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) was an important component of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). MERP was aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from oil and gas operations. However, most aspects of the...
