Jul 18 Environment Air Quality Alert: High Ozone Levels Predicted For Wednesday The air pollution could affect sensitive groups including young children, the elderly and people with respiratory ailments like asthma and COPD. By Erica Peterson Jul 18 Environment Air Quality Alert: High Ozone Levels Predicted For Wednesday Erica Peterson
Jul 17 Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Despite Trump's attempts to roll back regulations on the mining and burning of coal, natural gas is rapidly becoming the power industry’s fuel of choice. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 17 Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 13 Environment Metro Council Delays Vote On Proposed Sewer Rate Hike The council's bipartisan budget committee was set to take up the measure in a special meeting Thursday. By Jacob Ryan Jul 13 Environment Metro Council Delays Vote On Proposed Sewer Rate Hike Jacob Ryan
Jul 13 Environment Groups Sue Over Coal Ash Pollution In Herrington Lake Pointing to years of documented pollution from a coal ash pond at a Central Kentucky power plant, environmental groups are suing Kentucky Utilities. By Erica Peterson Jul 13 Environment Groups Sue Over Coal Ash Pollution In Herrington Lake Erica Peterson
Jul 12 Environment Your Sewer Bill Is Likely Going Up. Lawmakers Will Decide How Much Thursday MSD has been making the case for a significant rate increase for more than a year. Last year, a 20 percent rate hike didn’t get traction before lawmakers. By Erica Peterson Jul 12 Environment Sewer Bills Are Likely Going Up. Council Decides How Much Thursday Erica Peterson
Jul 11 Environment Louisvillians Renew Push To Address Polluted Runoff From Metro Impound Lot The lot -- located in Butchertown -- is an eyesore, but it’s also a significant source of pollution for nearby Beargrass Creek. By Erica Peterson Jul 11 Environment Louisvillians Renew Push To Address Runoff From Metro Impound Lot Erica Peterson
Jul 6 Environment Perry’s Coal Economics Leaves Economists Puzzled Perry’s visit to Longview Power and a nearby coal mine was intended to highlight energy infrastructure needs and what Perry calls “clean coal” technology. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 6 Environment Perry’s Coal Economics Leaves Economists Puzzled Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 4 Environment Happy Independence Day! Now Let’s Talk About Air Pollution All across the city, fireworks displays big and small send tiny minuscule particles into the air, sometimes causing air pollution to spike. By Erica Peterson Jul 4 Environment Happy Independence Day! Now Let’s Talk About Air Pollution Erica Peterson
Jul 2 Environment High Levels Of Ozone Expected Sunday, Monday In Louisville The air pollution could affect sensitive groups including young children, the elderly and people with respiratory ailments like asthma and COPD. By Erica Peterson Jul 2 Environment High Levels Of Ozone Expected Sunday, Monday In Louisville Erica Peterson
Jun 30 Environment Louisville Aims To Be More Resilient By Focusing On These Four Things “Resilience” is the nebulous quality that helps a city prepare for and bounce back after a sudden or protracted disaster. By Erica Peterson Jun 30 Environment Louisville Aims To Be More Resilient By Focusing On These Four Things Erica Peterson
Jun 27 Environment Bill To Send $1 Billion For Coal Country Clears U.S. House Committee A U.S. House committee has advanced a bill that would send a billion dollars for mine reclamation and economic development in coal communities. By Erica Peterson Jun 27 Environment Bill To Send $1 Billion For Coal Country Clears U.S. House Committee Erica Peterson
Jun 27 Environment Kentucky Allows New Pesticide To Save Crops. Will It Hurt Or Help? KY is allowing farmers to use Sivanto Prime on sweet sorghum crops to protect them from a pest. Environmental groups worry it hasn’t been properly vetted. By Erica Peterson Jun 27 Environment Kentucky Allows New Pesticide To Save Crops. Will It Hurt Or Help? Erica Peterson
Jun 26 Environment Did You Live In The Ohio Valley From 1991 To 2013? You’ve Likely Been Exposed To PFOA A new study has found that people who lived in the Ohio River Valley between 1991 and 2013 have higher levels of the chemical PFOA in their bloodstream than the national average. By Erica Peterson Jun 26 Environment Did You Live In The Ohio Valley From 1991 To 2013? Erica Peterson
Jun 22 Environment Sorry: Your LG&E Bill Is About To Go Up. Here’s How Much The Kentucky Public Service Commission will allow LG&E and KU to raise their utility rates, but not as much as was agreed to in a settlement in April. By Erica Peterson Jun 22 Environment Sorry: Your LG&E Bill Is About To Go Up. Here's How Much Erica Peterson