Dec 21 Environment Fischer Calls For 80 Percent Cut To Louisville’s Greenhouse Emissions By 2050 Setting this goal is part of a process Mayor Fischer committed to in 2016. Now that a target is set, the city must determine how Louisville will meet it. By Amina Elahi Dec 21 Environment Fischer Calls For 80 Percent Cut To Louisville's Emissions By 2050 Amina Elahi
Dec 12 Environment Mayors And Governors Rebut Trump Administration Position At Climate Summit Federal officials at the U.N. climate meeting are ignoring climate science and touting coal and fossil fuels. But local and state authorities pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their own. By Rebecca Hersher, NPR Dec 12 Environment Mayors And Governors Rebut Trump Administration Position At Climate Summit Rebecca Hersher, NPR
Dec 3 Environment High Stakes As International Climate Conference Begins The U.N. climate meeting underway in Poland is the most important climate conference since the 2015 Paris Agreement set emissions reduction goals for nearly every country on Earth. By Rebecca Hersher, NPR Dec 3 Environment High Stakes As International Climate Conference Begins Rebecca Hersher, NPR
Nov 27 Environment Kentucky Won’t Escape Human-Driven Climate Change, Federal Report Warns The report says Kentucky and surrounding states will get warmer and the weather will become more unpredictable, bringing more frequent storms and droughts. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 27 Environment Ky. Won't Escape Human-Driven Climate Change, Federal Report Warns Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 26 Politics The Political News Didn’t Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here’s What You Missed Over the weekend, Trump aired several grievances, the federal government published a report on global warming, and U.S. border agents fired tear gas at migrants at the US-Mexico border. By Scott Detrow, NPR Nov 26 Politics Political News Didn't Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here's What You Missed Scott Detrow, NPR
Nov 26 Environment Metro Council To Consider 100 Percent Clean Energy Proposal This Week The resolution calls on the Louisville Metro Council to back 100 percent renewable energy for city operations by 2030, and for the entire community by 2035. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 26 Environment Metro Council To Consider 100 Percent Clean Energy Proposal Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 8 Environment Like All Of Nature, Climate Change Will Affect Louisville’s Fall Foliage, Too By the end of the century, some trees will retreat north where the climate is more suitable. But not all the news is bad for Louisville's trees. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 8 Environment Like All Of Nature, Climate Change Will Affect Louisville’s Fall Foliage, Too Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 25 Recut Recut: Is Louisville Prepared For The Next Great Flood? Louisville’s flood protection system is one of the largest in the country, in terms of the number of people it protects. But parts of it are very, very old. By Jonese Franklin Oct 25 Recut Recut: Is Louisville Prepared For The Next Great Flood? Jonese Franklin
Oct 11 Environment Under Water: How Rising Waters Cost Us All Until now, scientists have often framed climate change in terms of the future: cities that will be underwater in the next 50, 100 or 200 years. But for some, that watery future is already here. By Annia Ciezadlo, Orb Media and Preethi Nallu, Orb Media Oct 11 Environment Under Water: How Rising Waters Cost Us All Annia Ciezadlo, Orb Media and Preethi Nallu, Orb Media
Oct 10 Environment Kentucky Unlikely To Meet New Climate Change Goal Kentucky has just 12 years to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels to do its part to save the planet from the worst impacts of climate change, according to a new report. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 10 Environment Kentucky Unlikely To Meet New Climate Change Goal Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 10 Environment It Rained A Lot Saturday; Will Hurricane Florence Bring More? The rain on Saturday night broke a daily record and brought minor flooding to parts of Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky along the Interstate 64 corridor. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 10 Environment It Rained A Lot Saturday; Will Hurricane Florence Bring More? Ryan Van Velzer
Sep 7 Environment Louisville Joins In Worldwide Climate Rally This Saturday Louisville activists plan on presenting the Metro Council with a resolution to transition city operations to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 7 Environment Louisville Joins In Worldwide Climate Rally This Saturday Ryan Van Velzer
Aug 27 Environment Trump Power: Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback Industry experts and even the administration’s own analysts see little evidence that Trump’s policy changes will alter the downward course for coal. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 27 Environment Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 21 Environment Temperatures Rising In Kentucky, But Slower Than Much Of The U.S. Kentucky’s average temperature increased 1.41 degrees over the last 30 years, according to the latest climate data analyzed by the Associated Press. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 21 Environment Temperatures Rising In Kentucky, But Slower Than Much Of The U.S. Ryan Van Velzer
May 21 Community Shine A Light: Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs In rural Puerto Rico, one West Virginia businessman is trying to bring solar panel to families who are still without power since last year's storms. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger May 21 Community Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger