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
Aug 21 Environment EPA Says Some Aspects Of Louisville’s Air Are Cleaner On Monday, the EPA announced the Louisville area — which includes Jefferson and northern Bullitt counties — is meeting air quality standards for fine particle pollution. By Ryan Van Velzer Aug 21 Environment EPA Says Some Aspects Of Louisville’s Air Are Cleaner 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
Jun 14 Environment Air Quality Alert Issued For Friday, Saturday, Sunday In Louisville, Southern Indiana The air pollution could affect sensitive groups including young children, the elderly and people with respiratory ailments like asthma and COPD. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 14 Environment Air Quality Alert Issued For Friday In Louisville, Southern Indiana Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 21 Environment What’s That Smell? Louisville Teen’s App Tracks Odor Complaints The free app lets residents record foul smells and any symptoms they might have, then marks the complaint on a map of the city. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 21 Environment What's That Smell? Louisville Teen's App Tracks Odor Complaints Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 21 Environment New Campaign Brings Anti-Idling Message To Louisville Parks A new partnership between Kentuckiana Air Education and Louisville Metro Parks will remind drivers to area parks to turn their cars off rather than idling. By Erica Peterson Sep 21 Environment New Campaign Brings Anti-Idling Message To Louisville Parks Erica Peterson
Sep 15 Environment Neighbors, Councilmembers ‘Outraged’ Over Approved Toxic Air Modification Regulators say they’ll grant part of a request from a Rubbertown company to modify its toxic air permit, while denying another part of the request. By Erica Peterson Sep 15 Environment Neighbors 'Outraged' Over Approved Toxic Air Modification Erica Peterson
Sep 10 Environment As Rubbertown Company Awaits Decision On Toxic Air Permit, Residents Cry Foul City officials are expected to decide on a request to allow a Rubbertown company to modify the amount of a carcinogen it’s allowed to emit. By Erica Peterson Sep 10 Environment Rubbertown Company Awaits Decision On Toxic Air Permit Erica Peterson
Jun 28 Health New Data Show Triggers, Hope For Asthma Sufferers In Louisville Every time a person had an asthma attack and used his or her inhaler, the device sent certain data to researchers. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 28 Health New Data Show Triggers, Hope For Asthma Sufferers In Louisville Lisa Gillespie
Jun 12 Environment PHOTOS: Using Wearable Art To Increase Environmental Awareness Artist Dominique Paul’s dress specifically measures particulate matter, which has been linked to a number of health problems. By J. Tyler Franklin Jun 12 Environment PHOTOS: Using Wearable Art To Increase Environmental Awareness J. Tyler Franklin
Jun 8 Environment Research Highlights New Dangerous Elements Of Traffic Exhaust New research suggests there’s a particular element of vehicle exhaust that may be the most harmful to human health. By Erica Peterson Jun 8 Environment Research Highlights New Dangerous Elements Of Traffic Exhaust Erica Peterson
Jun 2 Environment As Northern Kentucky Reconsiders Cleaner Gas, Is Louisville Next? "Reformulated gasoline" releases fewer harmful chemicals that contribute to air pollution, and it's sold in the Louisville area and in Northern Kentucky. By Erica Peterson Jun 2 Environment As Northern Kentucky Reconsiders Cleaner Gas, Is Louisville Next? Erica Peterson
May 15 Environment High Ozone Levels Predicted For Monday, Tuesday Rising ozone levels Monday and Tuesday could result in air that’s unhealthy for sensitive groups. By Erica Peterson May 15 Environment High Ozone Levels Predicted For Monday, Tuesday Erica Peterson
Apr 25 Environment Annual Air Quality Report Shows Louisville’s Progress, But Pollution is Still a Problem An annual report says Louisville’s air is better than it’s been in recent years. But the metro area’s air quality still ranks among the worst in the nation in two categories. The American Lung Association releases its “State of the Air” report every year, to rank the air quality of counties and metropolitan areas. The […] By Erica Peterson Apr 25 Environment Annual Air Quality Report Shows Louisville’s Progress, But Pollution is Still a Problem Erica Peterson