Over 50 community and environmental groups representing Appalachia have called on the United States Department of Energy to suspend the planned Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, known as ARCH2, over what the groups say has been a lack of transparency and adequate community engagement regarding the project. The groups called on the DOE to disclose more information they said would be needed for the public to understand what ARCH2 would mean for the region, including:
a current list of proposed projects within the enterprise spanning parts of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The United States Department of Energy has scheduled a second listening session to take public feedback on a planned hydrogen production network is has selected for an award of up to $925 million. The network, the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, or ARCH2, has drawn controversy over its reliance on fossil fuel companies and infrastructure.
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Residents and community advocates heavily criticized the United States Department of Energy for its support and rollout of a planned hydrogen production network for the region during a listening session on March 27, 2024. They cited safety and transparency concerns with the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, known as ARCH2.
West Virginia is on the brink of an extraordinary transformation in the nation’s energy landscape, all thanks to the creation of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2).