AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHealthcare Workforce Funding: West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program is backing a $612,000, one-year workforce health expansion through Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation and Marshall Health Network, aiming to cut barriers to employment and improve chronic-condition management. Energy & Environment: West Virginia is moving into the DOE’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus race, with a new memorandum of understanding highlighting spent fuel and high-level waste handling as the key focus. Refining & Biofuels Policy: The EPA granted 29 small refinery exemptions from 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard blending rules and proposed restoring the lost renewable fuel volume for 2026-27. Data Centers & Public Concerns: A new look at West Virginia’s push for data centers ties rising AI ambitions to worries about pollution, water use, and electricity costs. Gas Prices: Diesel and midgrade prices stayed volatile in recent reporting, with Lincoln County diesel hitting $5.39 and Hardy County midgrade at $4.39 in the week ending Sept. 5. Business/Local Development: A New River Gorge “Artisan Corridor” proposal would connect communities from Hinton to Montgomery with arts, recreation, historic preservation, and small-business and tourism development.
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