Nov 16 Environment Federal Watchdog Finds Coal Safety Regulator Not Protecting Miners From Silica Dust The Mine Safety and Health Administration is not doing enough to protect coal miners from deadly silica dust, according to a new report from the Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General. The IG found that MSHA’s standards for exposure to deadly silica dust were out of date, and MSHA lacked the ability to […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 16 Environment Federal Watchdog Finds Coal Safety Regulator Not Protecting Miners From Silica Dust Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 16 Environment Logging, Landslides Raise Concerns In Daniel Boone National Forest The U.S. Forest Service plans to log 3,650 acres and build nearly 100 miles of temporary skid trails in its latest plan for the forest. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 16 Environment Logging, Landslides Raise Concerns In Daniel Boone National Forest Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 16 Environment What Biden’s Plan For ‘Building Back Better’ Could Mean For The Ohio Valley David Meinschein’s teachers, staff and students have sacrificed a lot this year amid the staggering challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. He opens the door heading inside Ballad Memorial High School’s basketball gymnasium — known locally as the “Green Palace” for its school colors. The school’s emptiness is another reminder of COVID-19’s impact. But as assistant […] By Liam Niemeyer, WKMS Nov 16 Environment What Biden’s Plan For ‘Building Back Better’ Could Mean For The Ohio Valley Liam Niemeyer, WKMS
Nov 13 Environment Athena The Golden Eagle Returns to Bernheim Researchers tracked the female golden eagle, as she flew 1,500 miles on a month-long migration from northern Manitoba. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 13 Environment Athena The Golden Eagle Returns to Bernheim Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 9 Environment Kentucky Power Seeks To Devalue Rooftop Solar, Raise Rates In Eastern Kentucky The utility wants to alter the billing system that credits customers for the excess power they generate from rooftop solar panels. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 9 Environment Kentucky Power Seeks To Devalue Rooftop Solar, Raise Rates In Eastern Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 28 Environment Advocates Say Citizen Mining Complaint Process Weakened By Rule Change Environmental and community advocates in Appalachian coal communities are concerned about a new federal rule, finalized this week, that is changing the process that allows citizens to file complaints about polluting coal mining operations. The Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement said in a Tuesday press release that the changes […] By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 28 Environment Advocates Say Citizen Mining Complaint Process Weakened By Rule Change Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 26 Environment A Plan For The Future Of The Ohio River The goal is to implement a strategy similar to those that protect Chesapeake Bay, Florida Everglades, the Great Lakes and Puget Sound. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 26 Environment A Plan For The Future Of The Ohio River Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 25 Environment Ohio Valley Coal Mine Executive Bob Murray Dead at 80 Robert E. Murray, the founder and former president and CEO of Murray Energy Corp., formerly the largest privately-held underground coal company in the country, has died. He was 80 years old. Murray’s death was reported Sunday evening by television stations WTOV9 in Steubenville, Ohio, and WOWK in Huntington, West Virginia. According to the news outlets, […] By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 25 Environment Ohio Valley Coal Executive Bob Murray Dead at 80 Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 25 Environment From Appalachia To Wyoming: Youth From Coal Country Discuss The Future After Coal On a recent Saturday, over Zoom, a group of seven high schoolers from Wyoming, eastern Kentucky and West Virginia gazed at an image of a gleaming, pale blue, coal-fired power plant. “OK, so this one really interested us,” said Sarah Belcher, a senior from eastern Kentucky. “So we noticed your all’s coal facilities, they’re really […] By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 25 Environment From Appalachia To Wyoming: Youth From Coal Country Discuss The Future After Coal Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 16 Environment Environmental Risks Remain As Blackjewel Bankruptcy Nears Its End Environmental advocates worry a coal company liquidation plan will leave dozens of coal permits in eastern Kentucky unreclaimed, according to filings in the bankruptcy proceedings of Blackjewel L.L.C. The bankruptcy case has dragged on since last July, when the once-mighty coal company’s Chapter 11 filing left hundreds of Appalachian coal miners suddenly without work, and […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 16 Environment Environmental Risks Remain As Blackjewel Bankruptcy Nears Its End Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 13 Environment Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Amid Coronavirus And Climate Change In the long run, the mayors say, the long-term cost of inaction is far greater than the cost of investing in sustainability now. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 13 Environment Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 9 Environment Failures In Historic Sewer Pipe Cause Traffic Headache On East Broadway The Metropolitan Sewer District has discovered a pair of holes in the large brick sewer pipe that dates back to 1866. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 9 Environment Failures In Historic Sewer Pipe Cause Traffic Headache On East Broadway Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 8 Environment Concrete Dust Blowing Into Butchertown Neighborhood For Decades The Air Pollution Control District has issued about 20 violations to Advance Ready Mix since it opened in the early 90’s. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 8 Environment Concrete Dust Blowing Into Butchertown Neighborhood For Decades Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 5 Environment With Removal Of Dam, The Stage Is Set For Recreation On Southern Indiana’s Silver Creek Southern Indiana’s Silver Creek is an integral part of 600 acre Origin Park that will stretch from New Albany to the Falls of the Ohio. By John Boyle Oct 5 Environment With Removal Of Dam, The Stage Is Set For Recreation On Southern Indiana’s Silver Creek John Boyle