Dec 1 Environment LG&E fined for releasing sulfuric acid mist from Mill Creek power plant Louisville Gas & Electric has agreed to limit emissions of sulfuric acid mist at a local coal-fired power plant and pay a 750,000 penalty. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 1 Environment LG&E fined for Mill Creek power plant's sulfuric acid mist Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 1 Environment MSD buys ailing sewer system in Bullitt County The Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District has purchased an ailing sewer system in Bullitt County for about $4.3 million. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 1 Environment MSD buys ailing sewer system in Bullitt County Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 29 Environment Ky. has 14,000 ‘orphan wells’ and money to clean them up A new study of abandoned oil and gas wells found Kentucky has among the highest number of documented so-called orphan wells in the country. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 29 Environment Ky. to clean up some of its 14,000 ‘orphan wells’ Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 22 Environment Utility-scale solar booming in Kentucky Over the last two years, utility regulators have approved 13 utility-scale solar projects across Kentucky. The latest is a planned 200-megawatt solar facility on a reclaimed coal mine in Martin County. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 22 Environment Utility-scale solar booming in Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 17 Environment Kentucky utility regulators understaffed, under-resourced State utility regulators say they don’t have the staff or resources to manage the current workload. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 17 Environment Kentucky Utility Regulators Understaffed, Under-Resourced Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 16 Environment Louisville Chemours plant plans to curb climate super pollutants A Louisville chemical plant that emits extremely potent greenhouse gases has applied for a permit to build new equipment to reduce its carbon footprint. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 16 Environment Louisville Chemours plant plans to curb climate super pollutants Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 15 Environment Ky. man guilty of illegally dumping oil in Shelby County A Ky. man has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping machine oil into a creek that flows into the Salt River. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 15 Environment Ky. man guilty of illegally dumping oil in Shelby County Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 15 Environment PFAS pollution could last millennia. Ky. officials told the polluter, but not residents There are no state or federal regulations to stop companies from polluting the environment with forever chemicals. That left the state’s Department for Environmental Protection with limited powers to negotiate with polluters like Shamrock Technologies. By Ryan Van Velzer and Tom Scheck, APM Reports Nov 15 Environment Ky. officials didn't tell residents about widespread pollution Ryan Van Velzer and Tom Scheck, APM Reports
Nov 8 Environment Western Ky. city grapples with widespread pollution from Teflon recycler A company has polluted a western Kentucky community, spoiling groundwater for generations and blanketing neighborhoods with forever chemicals. By Ryan Van Velzer and Tom Scheck, APM Reports Nov 8 Environment Western Ky. city grapples with forever chemical pollution Ryan Van Velzer and Tom Scheck, APM Reports
Nov 8 Environment Louisville Sustainability Council hosting 8th annual summit The Louisville Sustainability Summit coincides with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Scotland. By John Boyle Nov 8 Environment Louisville Sustainability Council hosting 8th annual summit John Boyle
Nov 1 Environment LG&E hikes rates for home heating Home heating costs are going up this winter for customers with Louisville Gas & Electric. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 1 Environment LG&E Hikes Rates For Home Heating Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 28 Environment Introducing MoWild: a new crayfish found only in Ky. A Louisville-based outdoors company picked MoWild as the common name for the crayfish after winning the naming rights at an auction. By John Boyle Oct 28 Environment Introducing MoWild: a new species of Ky. crayfish John Boyle
Oct 25 Environment Report finds forever chemicals in 90% of Ky. waterways Kentucky’s Department for Environmental Protection sampled every major watershed in Kentucky and found PFAS in 90% of the surface waters. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 25 Environment Report finds forever chemicals in 90% of Ky. waterways Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 20 Environment Beshear unveils new energy strategy without mentioning climate change Gov. Andy Beshear has unveiled a new energy plan for Kentucky, but it doesn't mention climate change or how the state plans to grapple with carbon emissions. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 20 Environment Beshear unveils new Ky. energy strategy Ryan Van Velzer