Jul 1 Environment Another KY Coal Plant To Retire, But The Pollution Remains A power plant in Western Kentucky with a history of polluting groundwater is planning to phase out coal after four decades of operation. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 1 Environment Another KY Coal Plant To Retire, But The Pollution Remains Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 30 Environment Kentucky AG Cameron On West Virginia Coal Plant: Close It Environmental and consumer groups have pushed for the early closure of a 50-year-old coal-fired power plant in West Virginia that serves electricity customers in both West Virginia and Kentucky. They have an unlikely ally: Kentucky’s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron. In a filing last week with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, Cameron recommended the commission […] By Curtis Tate Jun 30 Environment Kentucky AG Cameron On West Virginia Coal Plant: Close It Curtis Tate
Jun 28 Environment Kentucky Flood Assistance Deadline Extended The Federal Emergency Management Agency is extending a deadline for Kentucky residents to apply for flood recovery assistance. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 28 Environment Kentucky Flood Assistance Deadline Extended Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 25 Environment CDC: Kentucky Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Backyard Chickens Kentucky is one of several states where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting salmonella cases related to chickens and ducks. The CDC says most of the cases are connected to backyard poultry owners. According to the federal agency, there are 17 reported cases in the state. The CDC is reporting a total […] By Breya Jones Jun 25 Environment CDC: Kentucky Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Backyard Chickens Breya Jones
Jun 23 Environment Ky. Receives Hundreds Of Reports Of Mystery Illness Affecting Songbirds Wildlife agencies first identified the illness in late May. So far experts are stumped as to the cause. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 23 Environment Ky. Receives Hundreds Of Reports Of Mystery Illness Affecting Songbirds Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 18 Environment Birds Dropping Dead In Jefferson, Boone, Kenton Counties Kentucky is one of a number of states that’s begun to see a rash of unexplained bird deaths. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 18 Environment Birds Dropping Dead In Jefferson, Boone, Kenton Counties Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 18 Environment Kentucky Updating Water Quality Standards Kentucky’s Division of Water is looking for input on its triennial review of water quality standards. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 18 Environment Kentucky Updating Water Quality Standards Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 11 Environment Shawnee Park Gets Another Improvement As City Continues to Invest City officials and Shawnee neighborhood residents unveiled a series of improvements in Shawnee Park on Friday. The new amenities include chess tables and floating islands in the park’s pond. The park is one of Louisville’s three flagship parks designed by the country’s most famous landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. The Metropolitan Sewer Department invested $2.3 […] By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 11 Environment Shawnee Park Gets Another Improvement As City Continues to Invest Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 10 Environment These Coal Plants Need Upgrades. Three States Will Decide Their Fate. They’ve towered over the region’s communities for decades. They generated the electricity for homes around the Ohio Valley. They burned coal, a fossil fuel Appalachia has in abundance. But three West Virginia coal-fired power plants owned by Ohio-based American Electric Power may be on borrowed time. The Mitchell Plant in Moundsville, the Mountaineer Plant in […] By Curtis Tate Jun 10 Environment These Coal Plants Need Upgrades. Three States Will Decide Their Fate. Curtis Tate
Jun 4 Environment AG Daniel Cameron Asks Supreme Court To Curtail EPA’s Power Ky. AG Cameron is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court ruling that allows a federal agency to set emission standards. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 4 Environment AG Daniel Cameron Asks Supreme Court To Curtail EPA’s Power Ryan Van Velzer
May 31 Environment Appalachian Coal Is A Major Source Of Methane, A Potent Greenhouse Gas Appalachian coal emits more than a million tons of methane a year, and the region is the largest U.S. source of the potent greenhouse gas. By Curtis Tate May 31 Environment Appalachian Coal Is A Major Source Of Methane, A Potent Greenhouse Gas Curtis Tate
May 31 Environment The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat Many people might think of Blake Munger as a cattle farmer as he walks through his pasture land in western Kentucky, but he sees things a little differently nowadays. “I don’t know which is more valuable, my cattle or the pasture at this point. I used to say cattle, but this plays a bigger role […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 31 Environment The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 18 Environment Ky. Utility Regulators Set Rooftop Solar Rate The new rate is a lot higher than utilities want to pay net-metering customers. By Ryan Van Velzer May 18 Environment Ky. Utility Regulators Set Rooftop Solar Rate Ryan Van Velzer
May 17 Environment With Infrastructure Funding On Horizon, Beleaguered Martin County Looks To Raise Water Rates Again Martin County Ky., residents facing another rate hike hope Biden's infrastructure plan will help with their failing rural water system. By Katie Myers May 17 Environment With Infrastructure Funding On Horizon, Beleaguered Martin County Looks To Raise Water Rates Again Katie Myers