May 23 Environment Air Quality Alert Issued For Thursday In Louisville, Southern Indiana The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District has issued an Air Quality Alert for ozone in Louisville and Southern Indiana on Thursday. The air pollution could affect sensitive groups including young children, the elderly and people with respiratory ailments like asthma and COPD. Officials say the general public is not likely to be affected. APCD recommends […] By Staff May 23 Environment Air Quality Alert Issued For Thursday In Louisville, Southern Indiana Staff
May 23 Environment Proposed Rules Would Let Kentucky Hunters Bag More Sandhill Cranes Migrating sandhill cranes are prized in Kentucky for two reasons. For bird watchers, it’s the majesty. But for hunters, it’s the flavor. By Ryan Van Velzer May 23 Environment Proposed Rules Would Let Kentucky Hunters Bag More Sandhill Cranes Ryan Van Velzer
May 22 Environment The Decline Of U.S. Coal Power Looks A Lot Like Henderson, Kentucky Henderson, Ky., has historically had some of the lowest electricity prices in the state. That’s because it owns its own coal-fired power plant. But the future of the plant is in doubt. By Ryan Van Velzer May 22 Environment The Decline Of U.S. Coal Power Looks A Lot Like Henderson, Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
May 21 Environment Shine A Light: Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs In rural Puerto Rico, one West Virginia businessman is trying to bring solar panel to families who are still without power since last year's storms. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger May 21 Environment Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger
May 20 Environment U of L Renames Environment Institute To Focus More On Environmental Health U of L's Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development will now be dubbed the Envirome Institute. By Ryan Van Velzer May 20 Environment U of L Renames Institute To Focus More On Environmental Health Ryan Van Velzer
May 16 Environment Spring Comes Quickly In Louisville. Can We Blame The Heat Island? Trees bloom sooner in Louisville than they do in surrounding areas. How much of that is due to the fact that the city has one of the fastest growing urban heat islands in the country? By Ryan Van Velzer May 16 Environment Spring Comes Quickly In Louisville. Can We Blame The Heat Island? Ryan Van Velzer
May 16 Environment Kentucky Regulators Agree Illegal Radioactive Waste Should Stay In Blue Ridge Landfill Radioactive waste illegally dumped in an Estill County landfill will likely stay in the ground after state regulators approved a corrective action plan last week. By Ryan Van Velzer May 16 Environment Ky. Officials Agree Radioactive Waste Should Stay In Landfill Ryan Van Velzer
May 14 Environment MSD Postpones Construction On Sewage Overflow Project Metropolitan Sewer District has delayed closing parts of two city blocks near Louisville's downtown riverfront for construction on a sewage overflow project. By Ryan Van Velzer May 14 Environment MSD Postpones Construction On Sewage Overflow Project Ryan Van Velzer
May 10 Environment MSD To Begin Next Phase Of Sewage Overflow Project Construction on the $200 million project will close sections of two downtown city blocks for nearly two years. By Ryan Van Velzer May 10 Environment MSD To Begin Next Phase Of Sewage Overflow Project Ryan Van Velzer
May 9 Environment Development To Fund Parklands Threatens Rare Kentucky Plant There are only about 50 distinct glade cress populations in the world — and all of them are in Jefferson and Bullitt counties. By Ryan Van Velzer May 9 Environment Development To Fund Parklands Threatens Rare Kentucky Plant Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 25 Environment Another Kentucky Utility Adds Solar To Its Mix Duke Energy is testing solar power in Northern Kentucky. The utility unveiled two solar farms this week that combined, use approximately 29,000 solar panels. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 25 Environment Another Kentucky Utility Adds Solar To Its Mix Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 23 Environment Once Again, Thunder Over Louisville Had Little Effect On Air Quality Most of the time, it’s the soot from fireworks that adds particulate matter in the air and causes pollution. This year, the Air Pollution Control District didn’t notice any spikes. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 23 Environment Once Again, Thunder Over Louisville Had Little Effect On Air Quality Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 20 Environment Coal Ash Landfill Construction Disrupts Life In Trimble County The families remaining near the Trimble County Power Station live with daily blasting and construction as LG&E builds a coal ash landfill across the street from their homes. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 20 Environment Coal Ash Landfill Construction Disrupts Life In Trimble County Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 18 Environment Despite Improvements, Louisville Air Quality Still Lags The American Lung Association ranked the region around Louisville 21st out of the nation's 25 most polluted cities for year-round particle pollution. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 18 Environment Despite Improvements, Louisville Air Quality Still Lags Ryan Van Velzer