May 26 Environment Louisville Green: the farm supplement made from people’s waste Louisville’s Metropolitan Sewer District is restarting a program in June that turns human waste into a kind of fertilizer. By Ryan Van Velzer May 26 Environment Louisville Green: farm supplement made from people’s waste Ryan Van Velzer
May 24 Environment Louisville Health Department asks citizens to collect ticks for pilot program Louisville’s health department is requesting that citizens submit tick specimens in order to track population and disease data. By Michael J. Collins May 24 Environment Louisville asks citizens to collect ticks for tracking Michael J. Collins
May 23 Environment Ky. electric vehicle adoption lags behind major manufacturing investments Automotive manufacturers are flocking to Kentucky to build electric vehicle batteries, but electric vehicles still make up only a fraction of the cars on the road. By Ryan Van Velzer May 23 Environment Ky. electric vehicle adoption lags behind major manufacturing investments Ryan Van Velzer
May 20 Environment High school students craft field guides for Beargrass Creek A Male High School class has completed a field guide of the trees of Beargrass Creek, Louisville largest urban stream. By Ryan Van Velzer May 20 Environment High school students craft field guides for Beargrass Creek Ryan Van Velzer
May 9 Environment Eastern customers pay the most for electricity in Ky. Kentuckians in the eastern part of the state are paying the most for electricity, according to new data from the state Energy and Environment Cabinet. By Ryan Van Velzer May 9 Environment Eastern customers pay the most for electricity in Ky. Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 30 Environment What are the ideal weather conditions for The Great Balloon Race? WAVE 3 Meteorologist Tawana Andrew says the Kentucky Derby Festival has very specific criteria for the balloons to get off the ground. By Bill Burton Apr 30 Environment What are the ideal weather conditions for The Great Balloon Race? Bill Burton
Apr 29 Environment Ky. logging threatens what may be the world’s largest red hickory Logging in other parts of the forest has degraded the land contributing to landslides and the proliferation of invasive plants. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 29 Environment Ky. Logging threatens possible 'champion' red hickory Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 26 Environment Endangered bats delay Bullitt County pipeline The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended a permit for a natural gas pipeline in Bullitt County to survey critical bat habitat. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 26 Environment Endangered bats delay Bullitt County pipeline Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 25 Environment Metro Council Members call on LG&E to phase out fossil fuels faster Six Louisville Metro Council members have written a letter asking the utility to do more to phase out fossil fuels. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 25 Environment Metro Council members ask LG&E to phase out fossil fuels faster Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 24 Environment In an effort to make schools greener, the White House is offering billions of dollars The White House is making a new, multibillion-dollar push to renovate public schools to be healthier both for children and the planet. By Anya Kamenetz, NPR Apr 24 Environment To make schools greener, the White House offers billions Anya Kamenetz, NPR
Apr 23 Environment How weather impacts Thunder Over Louisville WAVE 3 Meteorologist Tawana Andrew says rain doesn't really impact the air show much but the clouds sure can. By Bill Burton Apr 23 Environment How weather impacts Thunder Over Louisville Bill Burton
Apr 22 Environment The world’s largest Red Hickory tree may be in Eastern Kentucky A Kentucky ecologist says he’s found the largest tree of its kind in the world in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Eastern Kentucky. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 22 Environment The world’s largest Red Hickory tree may be in Eastern Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 19 Environment Louisville solar program building momentum Hundreds of homeowners in and around Louisville are looking into generating their own solar electricity through the city’s solar campaign. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 19 Environment Louisville solar program building momentum Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 18 Environment Utility regulators have no quorum to vote on $2.8 billion Kentucky Power sale State utility regulators don’t have enough commissioners appointed to the Public Service Commission to oversee the nearly $3 billion sale of Kentucky Power. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 18 Environment Regulators can't vote on $2.8 billion utility sale Ryan Van Velzer