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Funding Appalachia’s future

Posted on 10/06/22 by Amanda Woodrum (she/her) in Clean Energy + Green Jobs

Recommendations for Ohio’s new Appalachian Community Grant Program Over the past century, the Appalachia region of Ohio helped fuel the prosperity of the nation. I mean that literally. Natural resources from the Ohio River Valley states of Appalachia, including Ohio, powered the industrial revolution in this country. However, having long been exploited by absentee corporations in the extractive industry, the region itself remains in poverty, with its lands damaged, and many of its workers and residents left sick. A new development strategy and vision for Appalachia is long overdue — one that is good for workers, communities and the environment. One that... read more