Mar 28 Environment U.S. House Subcommittee To Consider Coal Mine Reclamation Bill A congressional subcommittee will hear testimony Thursday in support of a bill that would help clean up and redevelop surface mine land. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 28 Environment U.S. House Subcommittee To Consider Coal Mine Reclamation Bill Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 19 Environment An Update From MSD’s Tunnel Somewhere Under The Ohio River The Metropolitan Sewer District has completed about 10 percent of a 4-mile-long tunnel meant to store excess sewage and stormwater. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 19 Environment An Update From MSD's Tunnel Somewhere Under The Ohio River Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 18 Environment Who Gets To Harness The Power Of The Sun In Kentucky? Will it be homes and businesses with rooftop solar panels feeding excess power into the grid? Or utilities generating solar power at economies of scale? By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 18 Environment Who Gets To Harness The Power Of The Sun In Kentucky? Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 15 Environment Kentucky Rooftop Solar Bill Heads To Governor Late Thursday, House representatives stripped the bill of protections favored by the state’s rooftop solar industry before adopting it in a 55 to 36 vote. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 15 Environment Kentucky Rooftop Solar Bill Heads To Governor Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 13 Environment Toyota Plans Major Solar Array In The Ohio Valley The plan includes a massive new solar facility on an old surface coal mine property in Kentucky. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 13 Environment Toyota Plans Major Solar Array In The Ohio Valley Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 6 Environment Low-Income Advocates Blocked Again From LG&E Rate Cases After years of allowing low-income advocacy organizations the chance to participate in rate cases, the Public Service Commission last year denied groups advocating for low-income families. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 6 Environment Low-Income Advocates Blocked Again From Energy Rate Cases Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 5 Environment Study Finds Coal Ash Contamination Widespread In Ohio Valley A new study finds more than 90 percent of the nation’s coal ash repositories are leaking unsafe levels of toxic chemicals into nearby groundwater. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 5 Environment Study Finds Coal Ash Contamination Widespread In Ohio Valley Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 4 Environment Study: Kentucky Utilities’ Coal Ash Site Among Most Polluted In U.S. Kentucky’s Ghent Generating Station ranks among the 10 worst contaminated coal ash sites in the country, according to a report from an advocacy group. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 4 Environment Study: Kentucky Utilities' Coal Ash Site Among Most Polluted In U.S. Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 1 Environment Defendant Wants To Change Plea In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case One of the mine workers charged in a coal dust fraud case wants to change his plea to “guilty,” a possible indication he will cooperate with prosecutors. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 1 Environment Defendant Wants To Change Plea In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 27 Environment Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case A federal prosecutor announced new charges against a senior coal company official for conspiring to falsify the required monitoring of coal dust. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 27 Environment Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 26 Environment Kentucky Bill Could Limit Consumer Utility Rate Protections Critics say the bill would change the rate-making process, guaranteeing utilities a rate of return instead of merely the opportunity to get a return. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 26 Environment Kentucky Bill Could Limit Consumer Utility Rate Protections Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 25 Environment Ohio River Regulators Draft Plan To Keep Pollution Control Standards The commission tasked with protecting water quality along the Ohio River has unveiled a plan to keep pollution control standards in place, while giving more flexibility to states. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 25 Environment Ohio River Regulators Draft Plan To Keep Pollution Control Standards Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 21 Environment Kentucky Senate Sends Amended Rooftop Solar Bill Back To House The Kentucky Senate has voted down the latest version of a “net metering” bill that attempted a compromise between utilities and the solar industry. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 21 Environment Kentucky Senate Sends Amended Rooftop Solar Bill Back To House Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 21 Environment Rubbertown Company Fined For Repeated Toxic Air Emissions In West Louisville American Synthetic Rubber reported years of excess toxic emissions, increasing the risk of cancer for disadvantaged communities in west Louisville. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 21 Environment Rubbertown Company Fined For Toxic Air Emissions In West Louisville Ryan Van Velzer