Infrastructure Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Apr 2

Infrastructure

Ohio Valley Communities Wait For Guidance On COVID Funds

The American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11 provided the nation with a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus, including funds to state and local governments, but local officials around the Ohio Valley say they aren’t yet sure just how the money can be applied. The aid package includes $350 […]

By Alana Watson

Apr 2

Infrastructure

Ohio Valley Communities Wait For Guidance On COVID Funds

By Alana Watson

Mar 31

Infrastructure

Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan contains tens of billions of dollars to address environmental and economic issues throughout the Ohio Valley region, according to details released Wednesday by the White House. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, had promised a major infrastructure initiative, but one never got traction during his four years in office. Speaking in Pittsburgh […]

By Curtis Tate

Mar 31

Infrastructure

Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector

Curtis Tate

Mar 17

Infrastructure

Slow Recovery: Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Kentucky’s Aging Infrastructure

Katrina Bostrin had never seen the lake come up that quickly before. She’d lived in Jackson, the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky, on and off since she was a child. It had come up to the garage before, but never inside her home. As she spoke, a volunteer crew from a local church ripped […]

By Katie Myers and Corinne Boyer

Mar 17

Infrastructure

Slow Recovery: Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Kentucky’s Aging Infrastructure

Katie Myers and Corinne Boyer

Mar 9

Infrastructure

Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments

The newest version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, dubbed the American Rescue Plan, is nearing final approval by the House before going to President Joe Biden. During his regular COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state would receive $2.6 billion which would allow for a “once in a generation […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 9

Infrastructure

Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments

Corinne Boyer

Mar 5

Infrastructure

The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them

As Barkley Hughes and I rumbled around in his red utility vehicle last month, memories slowly unwound about his western Kentucky hometown. Tolu, a historic Ohio River-bound community of less than a hundred, only makes up a few blocks before opening up into rolling farmland. Hughes openly admits it’s not near anywhere, but that’s part […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Mar 5

Infrastructure

The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them

Liam Niemeyer

Mar 1

Infrastructure

Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia

Dozens of counties in Kentucky and West Virginia are cleaning up flood damage from heavy rains over the weekend. In Kentucky, a total of 34 counties and cities have declared states of emergency, including Breathitt, Calloway, Casey, Elliott, Estill, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties and the cities of Paintsville and Salyersville. Of […]

By Katie Myers

Mar 1

Infrastructure

Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia

Katie Myers

Feb 25

Infrastructure

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are at risk of flooding than the federal government’s emergency managers have indicated. In 12 Appalachian counties in the region, at least half of all residences are at […]

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 25

Infrastructure

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Jan 22

Infrastructure

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

After an extraordinary inauguration ceremony marked by heightened security and coronavirus safety measures, President Joe Biden started his first day in office signing executive actions on climate change, immigration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before taking the oath of office, Biden was already addressing the nation about his ambitious plans to fight the twin crises […]

By Jeff Young , Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Jan 22

Infrastructure

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Nov 13

Infrastructure

What Biden’s Plan For “Building Back Better” Could Mean For The Ohio Valley

David Meinschein’s teachers, staff and students have sacrificed a lot this year amid the staggering challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. He opens the door heading inside Ballad Memorial High School’s basketball gymnasium — known locally as the “Green Palace” for its school colors. The school’s emptiness is another reminder of COVID-19’s impact. But as assistant […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Nov 13

Infrastructure

What Biden’s Plan For “Building Back Better” Could Mean For The Ohio Valley

Liam Niemeyer

Oct 13

Infrastructure

Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Amid Coronavirus And Climate Change

When newly elected President Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, he said, “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.” The goal of the landmark Paris Agreement, which was signed in 2015 by 189 parties, is to limit […]

By Sydney Boles

Oct 13

Infrastructure

Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Amid Coronavirus And Climate Change

Sydney Boles