Aug 3 Environment Cause Of Pipeline Explosion Still Unknown, But Experts Say Corrosion Could Be Factor Experts say it’s possible a rock formation may have heaved or accelerated corrosion of the pipeline. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 3 Environment Cause Of Pipeline Explosion Still Unknown Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 30 Environment Blackjewel Miners Block Railroad To Demand Pay From Bankrupt Coal Company Some coal miners left without pay by the bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel are protesting by blocking a coal train in eastern Kentucky. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 30 Environment Blackjewel Miners Block Railroad To Demand Pay From Coal Company Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 29 Environment Louisville Ratepayers Will See Sewer Rates Increase Starting August 1 The Metropolitan Sewer District says the 6.9 percent increase will increase the average customer's bill by about $4.15. By Erica Peterson Jul 29 Environment Louisville Ratepayers Will See Sewer Rates Increase Starting August 1 Erica Peterson
Jul 29 Environment Power Plant: How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands Researchers see potential in a plant called giant miscanthus to both create economic opportunity in Appalachia and help reduce emissions. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 29 Environment How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 28 Environment Kentucky’s The Ideal Habitat For A New Invasive Tick Species The Asian longhorned tick — which can reproduce asexually — is the first new tick species detected in the U.S. in the last several decades. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 28 Environment Kentucky’s The Ideal Habitat For A New Invasive Tick Species Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 24 Environment Louisville’s Sustainability Office Is Gone. What Does It Mean For Sustainability? Amid recent budget cuts, the Office of Sustainability was a casualty: the director was laid off and the office folded into another department. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 24 Environment Louisville’s Sustainability Office Is Gone. What Does It Mean? Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 18 Environment Louisville Under Excessive Heat Warning Through Sunday Temperatures are expected to hover around the low to mid 90s Thursday, but will ramp up through the weekend into the upper 90s. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 18 Environment Louisville Under Excessive Heat Warning Through Sunday Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 17 Environment Bourbon And Dead Fish Nearly Polluted This Ky. County’s Water Supply Kentucky American Water had to shut down its water treatment plant in Owen County to avoid contamination from pollution caused by the Jim Beam warehouse fire. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 17 Environment Bourbon And Dead Fish Nearly Polluted This Ky. County's Water Supply Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 17 Environment Study: Kentucky’s Heat Index On The Rise The number of sweltering summer days will only increase as climate change takes its toll on Kentucky, according to a study released Tuesday. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 17 Environment Study: Kentucky’s Heat Index On The Rise Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 13 Environment Land Trust Preserves Nearly 400 Acres On Kentucky’s Pine Mountain Pine Mountain is a 125-mile long forested ridgeline that runs through Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky and is an important wildlife corridor. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 13 Environment Land Trust Preserves Nearly 400 Acres On Kentucky's Pine Mountain Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 10 Environment Bourbon Plume Reaches Louisville’s Drinking Water The Louisville Water Company says the city’s drinking water supply is safe, but the utility has adjusted its treatment strategy. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 10 Environment Bourbon Plume Reaches Louisville’s Drinking Water Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 10 Environment Planning For New Ky. Highway Connector Doesn’t Include Public Input (For Now) Officials are studying plans to build a highway around Louisville but the proposal will not include public comment or an environmental review. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 10 Environment Planning For New Ky. Highway Doesn’t Include Public Input (For Now) Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 8 Environment Jim Beam Bourbon Spill Enters Ohio River, Leaving Trail Of Dead Fish Behind Runoff from the now-extinguished fire is killing fish in the Kentucky River; the plume entered the Ohio River on Monday. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 8 Environment Jim Beam Spill Enters Ohio River, Leaving Trail Of Dead Fish Behind Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 8 Environment Watershed Moment: ‘Ephemeral’ Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways A Trump administration executive order could dramatically change federal protections for some ephemeral streams and wetlands. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 8 Environment 'Ephemeral' Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource