Commissioner Melody Villard and Economic Recovery Corps Fellow Sasha Nelson discuss the transition Moffat County, Colo. planned to diversify its economy after the closure of coal mines and a power plant decimated its property tax revenue.

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Young voices fuel coal county transformations

April 28, 2025

Rural counties are working with their youth to create economic diversification plans and build a community that young people want to stay in.

Somerset County, Pa. high school students take part in the county’s youth engagement session for an economic diversification plan. Photo courtesy of Somerset County

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Congress examines PFAS liability and cleanup regulations

January 15, 2026

On December 18, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing examining the current statutory and regulatory landscape for PFAS. The hearing follows a similar hearing held by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on November 19.