May 25 Environment LG&E Plans Wall to Maximize Capacity of Ash Landfill at Cane Run Louisville Gas and Electric has begun building a wall near its coal ash landfill at Cane Run. The wall will be made substantially out of the same material the landfill is: a mixture of flue gas desulfurization sludge and coal ash that’s concrete-like. Right now the company’s landfill resembles gently-sloping mountains. But after the wall […] By Erica Peterson May 25 Environment LG&E Plans Wall to Maximize Capacity of Ash Landfill at Cane Run Erica Peterson
May 3 Environment Kentucky Approves LG&E Proposal for Gas Plant at Cane Run Louisville Gas and Electric has secured state approval to build natural gas turbines at its Cane Run Power Station. The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued its ruling today. The ruling will allow LG&E to build a 640 megawatt natural gas power plant at the current site of the coal-fired Cane Run Power Station, which is […] By Erica Peterson May 3 Environment Kentucky Approves LG&E Proposal for Gas Plant at Cane Run Erica Peterson
May 3 Environment PSC Approves LG&E Proposal for Gas Plant at Cane Run The PSC has approved Louisville Gas and Electric’s application to construct a 640 megawatt natural gas power plant at the current site of the gas-fired Cane Run Power Station. The company will also buy existing gas generation in Oldham County. The company already had approval to retire Cane Run, as well as two other coal-fired […] By Erica Peterson May 3 Environment PSC Approves LG&E Proposal for Gas Plant at Cane Run Erica Peterson
Apr 30 Environment Neighbors Say New Dust Screen at Cane Run Isn’t Working Neighborhood residents say a dust screen that was installed last week at Louisville Gas and Electric’s Cane Run Power Station isn’t working. A video taken this weekend by neighborhood residents shows clouds of dust billowing over and around the 50-foot-tall screen the company installed near its sludge processing plant. Greg Walker lives across the street […] By Erica Peterson Apr 30 Environment Neighbors Say New Dust Screen at Cane Run Isn’t Working Erica Peterson
Apr 25 Environment LG&E Plans Dust Screen at Cane Run; Residents Skeptical As complaints over coal ash near the Cane Run power plant continue, Louisville Gas and Electric has begun construction of a 50-foot tall dust screen which the company hopes will resolve neighborhood concerns about dust emissions. The screen will be 223 feet long—or about 2/3 the length of a football field—and will shield nearby houses […] By Erica Peterson Apr 25 Environment LG&E Plans Dust Screen at Cane Run; Residents Skeptical Erica Peterson
Mar 19 Environment PSC Will Hold Formal Hearing Tuesday on LG&E Gas Conversion Plan The Public Service Commission will hear testimony for and against a proposed project at Louisville Gas and Electric’s Cane Run power plant tomorrow. The utility company is asking for permission to retire several coal-fired power plants, including the Cane Run Power Station in southwest Louisville. It plans to replace the generation capacity with both new […] By Erica Peterson Mar 19 Environment PSC Will Hold Formal Hearing Tuesday on LG&E Gas Conversion Plan Erica Peterson
Mar 7 Environment PSC Holds Public Meeting on LG&E Cane Run Proposal Tomorrow The Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold a meeting tomorrow to allow the public to weigh in on a proposal by Louisville Gas and Electric. The utility is asking the commission to approve a plan to convert the coal-fired Cane Run Power Station to natural gas. LG&E wants to reconfigure the Cane Run power plant […] By Erica Peterson Mar 7 Environment PSC Holds Public Meeting on LG&E Cane Run Proposal Tomorrow Erica Peterson
Feb 23 Environment PSC Sets Date for Public to Comment on LG&E Coal to Gas Proposal The Kentucky Public Service Commission has set a public meeting for Louisville residents to weigh in on a proposed switch from coal to natural gas at the Cane Run Power Station. In September, Louisville Gas and Electric announced that it was planning to retire its coal-fired Cane Run Power Plant and replace it with a […] By Erica Peterson Feb 23 Environment PSC Sets Date for Public to Comment on LG&E Coal to Gas Proposal Erica Peterson
Aug 9 Environment Metro Government Plans to Fine LG&E for Recent Coal Ash Releases The Metro Air Pollution Control District says Louisville Gas & Electric will be penalized for clouds of coal ash that were released from a malfunctioning machine last week. Residents living near the Cane Run Power Station reported seeing coal ash leaving the company’s landfill on Saturday, July 30. The company said the dust was caused […] By Erica Peterson Aug 9 Environment Metro Government Plans to Fine LG&E for Recent Coal Ash Releases Erica Peterson
Jul 22 Environment The Coal Ash Series, In Full You can’t see the smokestacks of the Cane Run Power Station from Stephanie Hogan’s home, even though she lives a block away. And while the power plant isn’t visible, it’s still a looming presence in Hogan’s life. “Oh, he breathes so bad, he sounds like Darth Vader.” Hogan shakes her head, and her two-year-old son […] By Erica Peterson Jul 22 Environment The Coal Ash Series, In Full Erica Peterson
Jul 20 Environment Coal Ash Scares, Sickens Southwest Louisville Neighborhood–Part One You can’t see the smokestacks of the Cane Run Power Station from Stephanie Hogan’s home, even though she lives a block away. And while the power plant isn’t visible, it’s still a looming presence in Hogan’s life. “Oh, he breathes so bad, he sounds like Darth Vader.” Hogan shakes her head, and Cody wheezes. “You […] By Erica Peterson Jul 20 Environment Coal Ash Scares, Sickens Southwest Louisville Neighborhood–Part One Erica Peterson
Jul 18 Environment LG&E Discusses Coal Ash Sampling With Cane Run Families Louisville Gas and Electric gathered three southwest Louisville Monday night to discuss the results of recent studies on coal ash. The studies were commissioned to determine whether the hazardous ash was leaving LG&E’s Cane Run power plant, as the homeowners have asserted. LG&E did two sets of sampling. The first set took results directly off […] By Erica Peterson Jul 18 Environment LG&E Discusses Coal Ash Sampling With Cane Run Families Erica Peterson
Jul 18 Environment LG&E to Meet with Cane Run Road Residents About Coal Ash Reports Louisville Gas and Electric will hold a meeting with several southwest Louisville homeowners tonight to discuss the results of two recent studies about coal ash and the Cane Run Road power plant. LG&E stores coal ash in landfills and in a pond on its property in southwest Louisville. Those who live near the plant have […] By Erica Peterson Jul 18 Environment LG&E to Meet with Cane Run Road Residents About Coal Ash Reports Erica Peterson