Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Sanders' detailed climate plan released Thursday calls climate change “the single greatest challenge facing our country.” By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 23 Environment Five Dead In 20 Years: A Look At Pipeline Safety In Kentucky Earlier this month, a natural gas pipeline exploded south of Danville. But this wasn't the first incident on this stretch of pipeline. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 23 Environment Five Dead In 20 Years: A Look At Pipeline Safety In Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 22 Environment Mines That Change Owners Have Worse Safety Record, Audit Finds According to a federal audit, mines that changed ownership during a 17-year period were nearly twice as likely to have safety violations. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 22 Environment Mines That Change Owners Have Worse Safety Record, Audit Finds Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 22 Environment No Link Between Fines And Safety In Mines, Government Audit Says A Labor Department audit found no correlation between the federal system that fines mining companies for unsafe conditions and safety in mining operations. By Howard Berkes, NPR and Robert Benincasa, NPR Aug 22 Environment No Link Between Fines And Safety In Mines, Government Audit Says Howard Berkes, NPR and Robert Benincasa, NPR
Aug 21 Environment More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can't be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills. By Rebecca Davis, NPR Aug 21 Environment More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier Rebecca Davis, NPR
Aug 20 Environment KY Utility Regulators Want Proof Of Bernheim’s Legal Standing In Pipeline Complaint Much of the PSC's order revolves around questions about Bernheim’s property rights (or lack thereof) at the time the pipeline was approved. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 20 Environment KY Regulators Want Proof Of Bernheim's Standing In Pipeline Complaint Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 16 Environment Beshear Wants To Expand Complaint Over LG&E Bullitt County Pipeline The Attorney General’s Office has moved to intervene in the fight over a natural gas pipeline that would cut through Bernheim Forest. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 16 Environment Beshear Wants To Expand Complaint Over LG&E Bullitt County Pipeline Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 15 Environment New $3 Million Effort Will Lay Out Plan For Beargrass Creek Restoration The three-year, $3 million Army Corps feasibility study of Beargrass Creek is one of only a half dozen similar projects across the country. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 15 Environment New $3 Million Effort Will Lay Out Plan For Beargrass Creek Restoration Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 14 Environment Blue-Green Algae Advisories At 10 Indiana Lakes Hardy Lake in Southern Indiana is one of the lakes with algae blooms that can be a hazard for humans and toxic to pets. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 14 Environment Blue-Green Algae Advisories At 10 Indiana Lakes Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 14 Environment Trump Visits Shell Plastics Facility, Touts Petrochemical Future For Ohio Valley Trump toured Shell Chemical’s ethane cracker complex in Pennsylvania, to tout his administration’s commitment to expanding energy production. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 14 Environment Trump Touts Petrochemical Future For Ohio Valley Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 12 Environment Toilet To Table: Louisville Breweries Make Beer From Recycled Water Four Louisville breweries are using recycled water from a local wastewater treatment plant to prove there is no such thing as new H2O. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 12 Environment Toilet To Table: Louisville Breweries Make Beer From Recycled Water Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 9 Environment Regulators Release Early Findings In Danville Gas Pipeline Explosion The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration released its preliminary findings in a corrective action report this week. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 9 Environment Regulators Release Early Findings In Danville Gas Pipeline Explosion Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 8 Environment Bernheim Alleges LG&E Hid Information About Gas Pipeline From Public In a bid to stall or stop a new natural gas pipeline in Bullitt County, Bernheim Arboretum has filed a complaint with utility regulators. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 8 Environment Bernheim Alleges LG&E Hid Information About Gas Pipeline From Public Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 6 Environment LG&E’s Illegal Coal Ash Pollution Is Seeping Into Ohio River, Herrington Lake New testing confirms three LG&E power plants are illegally contaminating groundwater flowing into the Ohio River and Herrington Lake. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 6 Environment LG&E’s Coal Ash Pollution Is Seeping Into Ohio River, Herrington Lake Ryan Van Velzer