Jan 5 Environment Kentucky Bill Would Ban Plastic Bags, Styrofoam Containers The bill would ban businesses from offering plastic bags used to carry goods and would make plastic straws available by request only. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 5 Environment Kentucky Bill Would Ban Plastic Bags, Styrofoam Containers Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 2 Environment Flooding Slows Sewer Repairs On Harrods Creek MSD is still trying to reach the source of a sewage leak more than a month after workers first discovered a broken pipe in Prospect, Kentucky. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 2 Environment Flooding Slows Sewer Repairs On Harrods Creek Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 1 Environment Here’s How To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Kentucky Sick of cleaning pine needles off the living room floor? Give your Christmas tree a second life this January as mulch or fish habitat. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 1 Environment Here's How To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 30 Environment The Minds Behind Louisville’s Riverfront Revival Some have taken it upon themselves to rehab the Ohio River's image, from dumping ground to natural resource and recreation trail. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 30 Environment The Minds Behind Louisville’s Riverfront Revival Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 26 Environment New Partnership Will Gift Low-Income Families Solar Shares To Offset Energy Costs Kentucky Habitat for Humanity has subscribed to 180 of LG&E's solar shares, and will transfer them to 10 families across the commonwealth. By Erica Peterson Dec 26 Environment New Partnership Will Gift Families Solar Shares To Offset Energy Costs Erica Peterson
Dec 26 Environment The Ohio River Community Of Newport Bands Together To Slow Runoff And Add Greenspace Newport has many vacant lots, more concrete than greenspace and sewers that overflow into streets and basements after a hard rain. By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, Eye On Ohio Dec 26 Environment Newport, Ky. Bands Together To Slow Runoff And Add Greenspace Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, Eye On Ohio
Dec 24 Environment On The Most Populated Ohio River Island, This Beekeeper Found A Way To Better Himself And His Community In an area troubled by drugs, 58-year-old Dave Watkins has turned a small vacant plot into a peaceful spot for beekeeping and gardening. By Rebecca Kiger Dec 24 Environment This Beekeeper Found A Way To Better His Community Rebecca Kiger
Dec 20 Environment Utility Regulators Dismiss Bernheim Complaint Over LG&E Gas Pipeline Louisville Gas & Electric’s natural gas pipeline through northern Bullitt County is one step closer to breaking ground. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 20 Environment Utility Regulators Dismiss Bernheim Complaint Over LG&E Gas Pipeline Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 19 Environment The Future Of Kentucky Solar Takes Shape Next Year In January, Kentucky utilities regulators will begin accepting rate cases under the revised Net Metering Act. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 19 Environment The Future Of Kentucky Solar Takes Shape Next Year Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 19 Environment Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River On average, flood protection systems in the Ohio Valley are 60 years old and plagued by rust, archaic engines and, in some places, sinkholes. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 19 Environment The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 18 Environment Conservation Groups Concerned About Cleanup Costs For Bankrupt Blackjewel Coal Environmental groups sparred with coal company Blackjewel Tuesday over damage left behind in the coal company’s ongoing bankruptcy. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 18 Environment Groups Concerned About Cleanup Costs For Blackjewel Coal Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 17 Environment As Flood Threats Increase, Flood Protection Falls Apart In Louisville Officials say they're forced to take a "Band-Aid" approach to flood protection repairs at a time when hundreds of millions of dollars is needed. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 17 Environment As Flood Threats Increase, Flood Protection Falls Apart In Louisville Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 17 Environment Ever Hear Of A Nurdle? This New Form Of Pollution Could Be Coming To The Ohio River Some researchers and activists warn new petrochemical plants in the Ohio River Valley could also bring a new type of pollution: nurdles. By Julie Grant, Allegheny Front Dec 17 Environment This New Form Of Pollution Could Be Coming To The Ohio River Julie Grant, Allegheny Front
Dec 16 Environment Two Decades Of Resistance: Coal River Mountain Watch Takes Stock At 20 As the environmental group hits the 20-year mark its leaders are taking stock of accomplishments, some painful losses, and the work ahead. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 16 Environment Coal River Mountain Watch Takes Stock At 20 Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource