Nov 23 Environment Louisville Seeks Community Input To Improve Tree Canopy The city is losing about 54,000 trees every year based on the last canopy assessment in 2015. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 23 Environment Louisville Seeks Community Input To Improve Tree Canopy Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 21 Environment Judge Rules Utility Regulators Must Accept Low-Income Advocates In Rate Case Regulators denied groups including the Sierra Club from intervening in the rate case, while at the same time granting the right to Walmart and Kroger. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 21 Environment Judge Rules Regulators Must Accept Low-Income Advocates In Rate Case Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 19 Environment EPA Regional Administrator For Kentucky Resigns After Indictment Southeast Regional Administrator Onis “Trey” Glenn, who oversaw EPA enforcement for eight states including Kentucky, was indicted for multiple violations of Alabama’s Ethics Act. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 19 Environment EPA Regional Administrator For Kentucky Resigns After Indictment Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 19 Environment Shading Out Solar: State Policies In Ohio Valley Dim Future Of Energy Jobs A recent Consumer Reports survey found more than 75 percent of Americans support increasing renewable energy. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 19 Environment State Policies In Ohio Valley Dim Future Of Energy Jobs Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 16 Environment Former EPA Official Calls On Administrator In Charge Of Kentucky To Step Down The EPA administrator in charge of Kentucky and seven other states was indicted on ethics violations by an Alabama grand jury earlier this week. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 16 Environment Former EPA Official Calls On Kentucky Administrator To Step Down Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 15 Environment Kentucky Utility Regulators Block Low-Income Advocacy Groups From Rate Case Low-income and affordable housing advocates say it's the first time in more than a decade they have been excluded from participating in a rate case. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 15 Environment Ky. Utility Regulators Block Low-Income Advocacy Groups From Rate Case Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 13 Environment Department Of Energy Praises Bullitt County Schools For Energy Efficiency The Bullitt County Public School District has reduced energy use in schools by about 30 percent, which amounts to about $6 million in savings across 27 buildings. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 13 Environment Energy Department Praises Bullitt Co. Schools For Energy Efficiency Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 10 Environment Here’s How You Can Help Improve West Louisville’s Tree Canopy A few years ago, the city learned it's losing trees at a rate of about 54,000 per year. And West Louisville has among the worst tree canopies in the city. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 10 Environment Here's How You Can Help Improve West Louisville's Tree Canopy Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 8 Environment Like All Of Nature, Climate Change Will Affect Louisville’s Fall Foliage, Too By the end of the century, some trees will retreat north where the climate is more suitable. But not all the news is bad for Louisville's trees. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 8 Environment Like All Of Nature, Climate Change Will Affect Louisville’s Fall Foliage, Too Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 5 Environment Ky. Coal Mine That Belonged To W.Va. Governor Causes Damaging Floods Again It’s a common problem in coal communities. But what sets this one apart is that it's owned by the family of West Virginia Governor, Jim Justice. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 5 Environment Ky. Coal Mine That Belonged To W.Va. Governor Causes Damaging Floods Again Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 30 Environment Gov. Bevin Asks For Emergency Declaration For Kentucky Farmers Bevin is requesting an emergency disaster declaration for Kentucky farmers after September’s severe storms battered Kentucky crops. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 30 Environment Gov. Bevin Asks For Emergency Declaration For Kentucky Farmers Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 29 Environment Another Kentucky Coal Power Plant To Close The Henderson, Kentucky, plant is among a vintage of older, smaller coal plants that have been hanging on by a thread. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 29 Environment Another Kentucky Coal Power Plant To Close Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 23 Environment Court Challenge Could Speed Clean Up Of Kentucky Coal Ash Pollution Environmental groups are challenging a regulation that gives Kentucky power plants until 2020 to clean up pollution leaching out of unlined coal ash ponds. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 23 Environment Court Challenge Could Speed Clean Up Of Kentucky Coal Ash Pollution Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 22 Environment Controversial Kentucky Pipeline Conversion Project Scrapped The project would have reversed the flow of the existing Tennessee Gas Pipeline and converted it from carrying natural gas to more hazardous byproducts called natural gas liquids. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 22 Environment Controversial Kentucky Pipeline Conversion Project Scrapped Ryan Van Velzer