PIKETON, Ohio — U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (OH-13), a member of the House Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water Subcommittee, and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will visit Pike County to discuss with local stakeholders issues pertaining to the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) and the closure of Zahn’s Corner Middle School. In May, Ryan brought House Energy and Water Subcommittee Chairwoman Marcy Kaptur to Piketon to hear community concerns related to the Diffusion Plant.
Following a site visit at Zahn’s Corner Middle School and a community listening session, Ryan and Manchin will host a press availability to discuss their commitment to ensuring transparency at the Department of Energy while supporting cleanup at the site, efforts to build a new middle school and work to transform Pike County and Southern Ohio into an advanced energy hub.
