Report: Appalachian Energy is Key to COVID Recovery

A new federal report touts the abundance of natural gas in Ohio and other states as vital for national and state economics recovering from the pandemic. The Department of Energy study says, “Appalachia can expect to grow via energy resource production, next-generation manufacturing, and petrochemical industry development and expansion.” An accompanying fact sheet notes “85% of the growth in U.S. natural gas production over the past decade has occurred in northern to central Appalachia.” 7/14/2020