U.S. Hydrogen Hubs: $7 Billion Clean Energy Gamble Faces Community Backlash

Philadelphia, Monday, 18 November 2024.
The Department of Energy’s ambitious hydrogen hub initiative promises 20,800 new jobs and potential industrial decarbonization, but faces fierce criticism from Chester, Pennsylvania residents, where asthma rates are double the state average. Local environmental justice advocates question whether this massive investment might actually increase emissions rather than reduce them.