AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI & Power Infrastructure: A Reuters investigation says dozens of natural gas plants built to serve data centers are getting approved fast, often with limited public review—raising concerns for air quality and transparency as AI demand surges. Public Health & Addiction Care: Ohio University researchers won a nearly $4M NIH grant to expand a primary-care model for prescribing medication for opioid use disorder across about 40 clinics in Ohio and West Virginia. STEM in Classrooms: WVU’s STEAM Technical Assistance Center and the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation are teaming up with WVPEC to bring hockey-themed science lessons and classroom kits to grades 2–3 in under-resourced Appalachia schools. Space Science: West Virginia’s Green Bank Telescope helped deliver a new Europa ice-shell radar dataset, giving NASA Europa Clipper a key baseline for its 2030 habitability work. Food Safety: A new report finds synthetic dyes in about 1 in 5 U.S. packaged foods, with West Virginia among states that have moved to restrict them. Energy Policy (WV): Gov. Morrisey signed HB 5381 to push a “50 by 50” plan to triple West Virginia’s electric-generating capacity by 2050, plus a critical minerals framework bill tied to extraction from acid mine drainage.
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