Oct 8 Environment Concrete Dust Blowing Into Butchertown Neighborhood For Decades The Air Pollution Control District has issued about 20 violations to Advance Ready Mix since it opened in the early 90’s. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 8 Environment Concrete Dust Blowing Into Butchertown Neighborhood For Decades Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 30 Environment ‘Smell MyCity’ Is Louisville’s Smell Something, Say Something App App developers say it will help Louisville residents document the odors that impact quality of life in the city. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 30 Environment 'Smell MyCity' Is Louisville’s Smell Something, Say Something App Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 17 Environment Louisville Factory Fined For Polluting Air In Park Hill Neighborhood The Air Pollution Control District issued Clariant Corporation a $7,500 fine for the pollution and for filing errors in reporting to regulators. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 17 Environment Louisville Factory Fined For Polluting Air In Park Hill Neighborhood Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 28 Environment Louisville To Exceed EPA Standards For Ozone Mostly, the air quality in Louisville is improving, but the city is still struggling to meet federal standards for ground-level ozone pollution. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 28 Environment Louisville To Exceed EPA Standards For Ozone Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 18 Environment As It Turns Out, Louisville’s Particle Air Pollution Was As Bad As The EPA Thought Louisville is one of more than 50 counties across the U.S. that failed to meet federal health standards for fine particle pollution from 2011 to 2013, but was misclassified. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 18 Environment Louisville’s Particle Air Pollution Was As Bad As The EPA Thought Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 19 Environment City Delays Release Of Air Quality Data For Rubbertown Officials have delayed the release of air quality data for the neighborhoods surrounding Rubbertown, where many of the city’s industrial plants are located. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 19 Environment City Delays Release Of Air Quality Data For Rubbertown Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 26 Community New Survey Seeks To Make Owning Electric Vehicles Easier In Louisville The survey is part of a Metro Government effort to collect data that could make Louisville an easier place to use and own electric vehicles. By Kyeland Jackson Oct 26 Community New Survey Seeks To Make Owning Electric Cars Easier In Louisville Kyeland Jackson
Aug 15 Environment Metro Council Committee Urges Regulators To Reject Toxic Air Waiver The committee is asking the city’s Air Pollution Control District to deny a request from a Rubbertown company for a waiver from toxic air standards. By Erica Peterson Aug 15 Environment Metro Council Committee Urges Regulators To Reject Toxic Air Waiver Erica Peterson
May 16 Environment Air Pollution Control District Plans to Revisit Permit Fees Soon Louisville’s Air Pollution Control District is considering raising the fees industries pay for certain types of permits. Many of the fees companies pay to the Air Pollution Control District are based on the tons of various pollutants they emit every year. But as both technology advances and tightening federal regulations reduce air pollution, Louisville’s air […] By Erica Peterson May 16 Environment Air Pollution Control District Plans to Revisit Permit Fees Soon Erica Peterson
Nov 16 Environment Air Pollution Control District Approves Slightly Higher Fees Industries in Louisville will be facing marginally higher fees from the Air Pollution Control District in the coming year. The board voted today to approve the higher rates. Following a scheduled public meeting where no one spoke, the district’s board unanimously approved the changes. The fees will be higher in fiscal year 2012—which began on […] By Erica Peterson Nov 16 Environment Air Pollution Control District Approves Slightly Higher Fees Erica Peterson
Nov 16 Environment Indiana Students Recognized for Anti-Idling PSA Local students are getting recognition from Metro Government for their role in producing a Public Service Announcement designed to reduce vehicle idling. The students from Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg, Indiana were honored at the Metro Air Pollution Control District board meeting today. In the PSA, three students wearing black shirts labeled with air […] By Erica Peterson Nov 16 Environment Indiana Students Recognized for Anti-Idling PSA Erica Peterson
Nov 7 Environment Metro Government Fines LG&E for Coal Ash Violations at Cane Run Louisville Gas and Electric is facing a fine of up to $26,000. The penalty levied by Metro Government is in response to equipment malfunctions that caused clouds of coal ash to leave the company’s Cane Run plant. The Notice of Violation–sent on Friday–alleges ash from LG&E’s Cane Run power station left the company’s property on several […] By Erica Peterson Nov 7 Environment Metro Government Fines LG&E for Coal Ash Violations at Cane Run Erica Peterson
Nov 4 Environment LG&E Fined Up to $26,000 for Coal Ash Problems at Cane Run Louisville Metro Government has fined Louisville Gas and Electric for several violations surrounding equipment malfunctions at the company’s Cane Run Power Station. In the Notice of Violation, the Air Pollution Control District fines the company $26,000, but notes the company could enter in a settlement with the district and undertake remedial action. If LG&E chooses […] By Erica Peterson Nov 4 Environment LG&E Fined Up to $26,000 for Coal Ash Problems at Cane Run Erica Peterson
Nov 1 Environment LG&E Dismisses Metro Government Coal Ash Sampling; Releases New Data Louisville Gas and Electric says the company has found little evidence of coal ash settling on homes near its Cane Run Power Station. The company is dismissing sampling performed by Louisville Metro Government that showed ash was present. Residents living near the Cane Run power plant in southwest Louisville say dust and coal ash leave […] By Erica Peterson Nov 1 Environment LG&E Dismisses Metro Government Coal Ash Sampling; Releases New Data Erica Peterson
Oct 31 Environment Metro Goverment Sampling Finds More Ash on Homes Near Cane Run New samples taken by Louisville Metro Government confirm earlier evidence that coal ash is leaving Louisville Gas and Electric’s Cane Run Power Station and contaminating nearby homes. Samples analyzed by LG&E months ago showed high concentrations of ash on a nearby home, but the company qualified the results by pointing out that ash may have […] By Erica Peterson Oct 31 Environment Metro Goverment Sampling Finds More Ash on Homes Near Cane Run Erica Peterson