Sep 18 Environment Rebuilding Louisville’s Urban Forest To Combat Climate Change Urban forests can help control many local climate impacts while also absorbing the very gas that got us into this crisis in the first place.. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 18 Environment Rebuilding Louisville's Urban Forest To Combat Climate Change Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 16 Environment Here’s One Neat Trick To Control Climate Change In Kentucky Yes, this is climate change clickbait. But there really is a simple solution to limit local impacts of warming, flooding and air pollution. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 16 Environment Here's One Neat Trick To Control Climate Change In Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 13 Environment WFPL Is One Of 250 News Outlets Doubling Down On Climate Coverage Next Week Covering Climate Now is lead by the Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation. We are the only news outlet in Kentucky participating. By Erica Peterson Sep 13 Environment WFPL Is One Of 250 News Outlets Doubling Down On Climate Coverage Erica Peterson
Sep 11 Environment Congress Hears Testimony From Chemical Company Executives On PFAS Contamination The hearing explored the extent to which companies that make PFAS chemicals knew about its impacts on human health and the environment. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 11 Environment Congress Hears Testimony From Executives On PFAS Contamination Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 9 Environment Bill Pre-Filed In Kentucky Legislature Would Make Pipeline Protests A Felony Acts of civil disobedience against pipeline operations in Kentucky would be considered a felony under legislation filed ahead of the 2020 regular session. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 9 Environment Bill Pre-Filed In Kentucky Would Make Pipeline Protests A Felony Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 5 Environment While ‘Zombie’ Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Instead of properly closing these mines, their owners are idling them indefinitely. By Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity Sep 5 Environment While 'Zombie' Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity
Sep 5 Environment Kentucky Residential Solar Costs Are Set To Increase Next Year Starting in 2020, a smaller tax credit and a new net metering law means it'll be more costly for Kentuckians to install solar panels. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 5 Environment Kentucky Residential Solar Costs Are Set To Increase Next Year Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 5 Environment Idle Lands: Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Central Appalachia is home to about half of all idled coal mines in the country. This throws communities into limbo while cleanup is delayed. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 5 Environment Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 4 Environment Trees Are Key To Fighting Urban Heat — But Cities Keep Losing Them Trees are one of the best ways to fight deadly urban heat, but U.S. cities lose millions every year. And many low-income areas are starting at a disadvantage. By Meg Anderson, NPR , Nora Eckert, NPR and Sean McMinn, NPR Sep 4 Environment Trees Are Key To Fighting Urban Heat — But Cities Keep Losing Them Meg Anderson, NPR, Nora Eckert, NPR and Sean McMinn, NPR
Sep 4 Environment Kentucky Officials Try To Slow Down Asian Carp Invasion With ‘Fish Fence’ State and federal officials have partnered on an experimental technology that uses light, bubbles and sound to deter Asian carp. By Ryland Barton Sep 4 Environment Kentucky Officials Try To Slow Down Asian Carp Invasion With 'Fish Fence' Ryland Barton
Sep 2 Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking a rare species of plant off the endangered species list this week. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 2 Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 30 Environment LG&E Sends Crews To Florida Ahead Of Hurricane Dorian Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared an emergency earlier this week ahead of the hurricane, which is expected to make landfall as a Category 4. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 30 Environment LG&E Sends Crews To Florida Ahead Of Hurricane Dorian Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 27 Environment AmeriCorps To Fund Conservation In Louisville The approximately $75,000 grant is a small piece of more than $7 million AmeriCorps has awarded to fund 21 programs across the state. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 27 Environment AmeriCorps To Fund Conservation In Louisville Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 23 Environment Floyds Fork, The ‘Lungs Of Louisville’ and Sustainable Development On Monday, Louisville’s planning commission is scheduled to consider a new plan for the South Floyds Fork Area. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 23 Environment Floyds Fork, The 'Lungs Of Louisville' and Sustainable Development Ryan Van Velzer