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In the days leading up to Hurricane Helene, Dr. Lisa Kaufmann worked around the clock to make sure her North Carolina hospital system was as prepared as possible, stockpiling supplies like water, food, medication and equipment. Dr. Lisa Kaufmann and staff meet to discuss the current situation at UNC Appalachian Regional Healthcare System. Courtesy Dr. Lisa KaufmannForty-two hospital employees are still unaccounted for, unable to be reached by phone and possibly stuck in places that are inaccessible. Follow live updates on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene“We think most of them are probably OK,” Kaufmann said. Kaufmann said the number of employees unaccounted for at UNC Appalachian was much higher immediately after the storm.

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HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured Gayle Manchin, head of an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments and the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, along with a colleague of hers, authorities said Wednesday. Gayle Manchin is the co-chair of the commission. “She is now in West Virginia continuing to recover with support from her family. The chase wound through Homewood and surrounding areas and ended when the fleeing car struck the SUV carrying Gayle Manchin and Land, al.com reported. Joe Manchin was the governor of West Virginia from 2005 until 2010, when he was elected to the Senate.

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The White House calls clean hydrogen “essential to achieving the president’s vision of a strong clean energy economy" and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 2050. Some environmentalists call hydrogen a false solution because it frequently relies on natural gas or other fossil fuels as feedstocks. Among those selected were the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, based in West Virginia, and the Philadelphia-based Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub. Other projects selected include the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems in California, which will produce hydrogen from renewable energy and biomass. Big fossil fuel companies, renewable energy developers and researchers in university and government labs are involved, too.

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The two applicants selected are the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, based in West Virginia, and the Philadelphia-area Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, according to the person briefed on the plan who was not authorized to publicly discuss it before Biden's appearance and spoke on condition of anonymity. The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, or ARCH2, is a partnership involving the state of West Virginia and EQT, the nation’s largest natural gas producer, among others. The Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, or MACH2, is supported by supported by Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Philadelphia-area labor unions, university researchers and refineries. The Energy Department says the hubs will produce “clean” hydrogen, although its definition includes hydrogen produced with natural gas. Many experts consider hydrogen “clean” only if made through electrolysis.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, it’s, ”, Soni Grant, ” Grant, Matthew Daly, Marc Levy Organizations: Biden, Energy Department, Gas, Center for Biological Diversity, Associated Press Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Philadelphia, West Virginia, Delaware , Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Mexico, Washington

The hubs are networks of hydrogen producers and consumers that will use local infrastructure to accelerate the deployment of clean hydrogen. The Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub that involves parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey will receive a $750 million grant, according to the sources familiar with the forthcoming announcement. The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) that includes western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia will also receive one of the grants, according to two sources. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill allocated up to $7 billion to launch the initiative, called the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, which will help fund six to 10 regional clean hydrogen hubs across the U.S. Each of the proposed regional hub projects involve dozens of partners from energy companies, academia and local and state governments.

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