Utica Shale Academy receives $2.3M grant
Monday, March 27, 2023
The Utica Shale Academy of Ohio has received $2.3 million from the Appalachian Community Grant Program to create the Connecting Communities Through Workforce Training project, according to WKBN.
The Connecting Communities Through Workforce Training project will provide residents with a career pathway for high-demand jobs that allow them to earn a sustainable living wage. It will expand training at three strategically-placed training centers, focusing on heavy equipment operation, welding, industrial maintenance, robotics, 3D printing, broadband infrastructure and diesel mechanics.
The DeWine-Husted Administration created the Appalachian Community Grant Program, in partnership with the Ohio General Assembly, last year to support local initiatives to revitalize downtown districts, enhance quality of life and rebuild the economics of Ohio’s 32 Appalachian counties.
Learn more: WKBN > Local workforce training program receives state grant
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
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What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
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Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.