Nov 9 Environment Kentucky Power Seeks To Devalue Rooftop Solar, Raise Rates In Eastern Kentucky The utility wants to alter the billing system that credits customers for the excess power they generate from rooftop solar panels. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 9 Environment Kentucky Power Seeks To Devalue Rooftop Solar, Raise Rates In Eastern Kentucky Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 26 Environment A Plan For The Future Of The Ohio River The goal is to implement a strategy similar to those that protect Chesapeake Bay, Florida Everglades, the Great Lakes and Puget Sound. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 26 Environment A Plan For The Future Of The Ohio River Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 30 Election 2020 What To Make Of Some Young Evangelicals Abandoning Trump Over Climate Change? Polling suggests Trump has locked in the vote from most evangelical Christians, but there are signals of longer-term political change. By James Bruggers, InsideClimate News Sep 30 Election 2020 What To Make Of Some Young Evangelicals Abandoning Trump Over Climate Change? James Bruggers, InsideClimate News
Aug 28 Environment ‘False Hope’ Or Four More Years? Ohio Valley Stakeholders Reflect On Trump Energy Policy Many in Ohio Valley coal regions are reading the tea leaves on what another four years of a Trump administration might look like. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 28 Environment Ohio Valley Stakeholders Reflect On Trump Energy Policy Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 24 Environment ‘The Proof Is In The Pudding:’ Coal Country Responds To Democrats’ Clean Energy Transition As the 2020 election season heats up, groups are urging politicians to deliver on party promises as the energy transition accelerates. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 24 Environment Coal Country Responds To Democrats' Clean Energy Transition Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 3 Environment What’s Happened To Ky.’s Snowy Winters? Blame, Or Credit, Our Warming Climate Snow is melting faster in Kentucky as warmer average winters bring about fewer days of snow cover. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 3 Environment What's Happened To Snowy Winters? Credit Or Blame Our Warming Climate Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 17 Economy Just Transition: Amid Climate Debate And Coal’s Decline, West Virginia Considers Its Future What constitutes a “just transition” for coal country, and how can regions that depend on coal actually get there? By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 17 Economy Amid Climate Debate And Coal’s Decline, W.Va. Considers Its Future Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 27 Environment After Deadly Floods, West Virginia Created A Resiliency Office. It’s Barely Functioning. The state’s response to the climate challenge has been mixed at best, raising questions about how prepared people will be for the next disaster. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 27 Environment W.Va.'s Resiliency Office Is Barely Functioning Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 21 Environment Kentucky Leads The Country In 2020 Coal Retirements Two of this year's largest coal-fired power plant retirements in the U.S. are happening in Kentucky. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 21 Environment Kentucky Leads The Country In 2020 Coal Retirements Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 10 Environment Kentucky Convent Cutting Carbon To Fight Climate Change Three years ago the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth made a new commitment: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2037. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 10 Environment Kentucky Convent Cutting Carbon To Save The Planet Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 19 Environment Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River On average, flood protection systems in the Ohio Valley are 60 years old and plagued by rust, archaic engines and, in some places, sinkholes. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 19 Environment The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 28 Environment Disastrous Disconnect: Coal, Climate And Catastrophe In Kentucky Flash floods have troubled Kentucky for decades. Now, extreme rainstorms are worsening with climate change, increasing the odds of more disasters. But the state isn’t on the front lines of the fight against global warming. By Rachel Leven, Center for Public Integrity and Zach Goldstein, Center for Public Integrity Oct 28 Environment Disastrous Disconnect: Coal, Climate And Catastrophe In Kentucky Rachel Leven, Center for Public Integrity and Zach Goldstein, Center for Public Integrity
Oct 7 Economy Rethinking Retraining: Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country Economists argue that a more broad-based approach to jobs, public investment, and wages will be necessary for coal country. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 7 Economy Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 2 Environment Drought Fueling Hazardous Kentucky Wildfire Season Kentucky’s wildfire season has only just begun and already fires are scorching parts of the state including a site in the Red River Gorge. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 2 Environment Drought Fueling Hazardous Kentucky Wildfire Season Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 28 Education How To Teach Climate Change To Skeptical Students? Have Them Collect Their Own Data Even science teachers say there are challenges to teaching climate science. By Liz Schlemmer Sep 28 Education How To Teach Climate Change To Skeptical Students? Liz Schlemmer