Jan 28 Environment How Salting The Roads Impacts Local Streams In Louisville Louisville’s Public Works Department amasses as much as 35,000 tons of salt to keep city streets free of ice and snow. But salting roads damages local waterways and impairs marine life. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 28 Environment How Salting The Roads Impacts Local Streams In Louisville Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 24 Environment Louisville Gas And Electric Completes Upgrades On Ohio Falls Generating Station Louisville Gas & Electric Spokesman Daniel Lowry said the utility has improved energy output and reliability without diminishing the plant’s historic charm. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 24 Environment Louisville Gas And Electric Upgrades Ohio Falls Generating Station Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 22 Environment Louisville Residents Ask Mayor Fischer For Action On Climate Change A group of Louisville residents is hand-delivering letters in an effort to pressure city leaders to take further action on climate change. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 22 Environment Louisville Residents Ask Mayor Fischer For Action On Climate Change Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 22 Environment Invasive Fish With Teeth Threatens Endangered Kentucky Mussels Unlike the other invasive species, black carp feed on snails, freshwater mussels and other bivalves using human-like teeth. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 22 Environment Invasive Fish With Teeth Threatens Endangered Kentucky Mussels Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 16 Environment EPA Plan To Manage Toxic ‘Teflon’ Chemicals Delayed By Shutdown On Wednesday, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler was pressed by senators about the impact of the government shutdown on the agency. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 16 Environment EPA Plan To Manage Toxic 'Teflon' Chemicals Delayed By Shutdown Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 15 Environment Louisville Gas & Electric Finds Groundwater Pollution At 4 Power Plants The coal ash ponds at LG&E's Trimble County power plant are showing more contaminants leaching into the groundwater than any other LG&E or KU site. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 15 Environment LG&E Finds Groundwater Pollution At 4 Power Plants Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 11 Environment Hurry! This Rare, Stinky Flower Is In Bloom Outside Louisville The so-called “corpse flower” blooms just once a year and wilts after two or three days. It's in bloom on Friday at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 11 Environment Hurry! This Rare, Stinky Flower Is In Bloom Outside Louisville Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 9 Environment Crews Begin Ohio River Coal Barge Recovery Operation A spokesman with the Army Corps of Engineers says the recovery operation could take weeks. By Kyeland Jackson Jan 9 Environment Crews Begin Ohio River Coal Barge Recovery Operation Kyeland Jackson
Jan 9 Environment Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim To Shore Up Shaky Pension Plan For Coal Miners Two Ohio Valley lawmakers have introduced a bill in Congress to shore up coal miners’ health and pension benefits and restore funding for the federal black lung trust fund. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 9 Environment Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim To Shore Up Pension Plan For Miners Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 7 Environment Ky. Utility Regulators Continue Push To Exclude Low-Income Groups In Rate Case Kentucky utility regulators are again trying to block groups advocating for low-income families from participating in the latest Louisville Gas & Electric rate case. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 7 Environment Regulators Continue Push To Exclude Low-Income Groups In Rate Case Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 7 Environment Environmental Activist Jackie Green On Hopes For Mayor Fischer’s Third Term Green is a longtime critic of Mayor Greg Fischer, especially on the mayor's environmental policies, but he's hopeful for Fischer’s third term. By Bill Burton Jan 7 Environment Environmental Activist Jackie Green On Hopes For Fischer's Third Term Bill Burton
Jan 4 Environment 3 Miners Dead In 11 Days: Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety The U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history, but in an 11-day span in late December, three miners died after separate incidents. By Jeff Young Jan 4 Environment Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety Jeff Young
Jan 2 Environment Salvage Crews To Recover Sunken Coal Barges In Ohio River Of the 15 coal barges that hit the bridge, six were recovered, seven are at the bottom of the Ohio and another two are pinned against the dam. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 2 Environment Salvage Crews To Recover Sunken Coal Barges In Ohio River Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 1 Environment After Record Rain In 2018, City To Continue Flood Sign Updates City officials say they are still working to update warning signs in dangerous, flood-prone areas across Louisville. By Kyeland Jackson Jan 1 Environment After Record Rain In 2018, City To Continue Flood Sign Updates Kyeland Jackson