Apr 22 Environment Louisville’s Latest Climate Commitments Need LG&E Buy-In Mayor Fischer’s announcement comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s renewed commitment to combating climate change. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 22 Environment Louisville’s Latest Climate Commitments Need LG&E Buy-In Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 21 Environment Mine Workers’ Leader Wants To Save Last Coal Jobs As Biden Tackles Climate United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts said he’s been hearing the term “just transition” tossed around for more than 20 years as part of the long-running, nearly Sisyphean discussion about climate change, clean energy, and coal country. Simply put: he’s not a fan. “I ask anybody who has been uttering those two words […] By Jeff Young Apr 21 Environment Mine Workers’ Leader Wants To Save Last Coal Jobs As Biden Tackles Climate Jeff Young
Apr 18 Environment Sen. Manchin, UMWA’s Roberts Talk Energy Transition West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin will take part in a discussion on Monday about the future of energy and coalfield communities. Manchin will participate in a one-hour event hosted by the National Press Club called “A Conversation on Energy Transition and Working Families.” Manchin, a former West Virginia governor, has a prominent role in Washington […] By Curtis Tate Apr 18 Environment Sen. Manchin, UMWA’s Roberts Talk Energy Transition Curtis Tate
Apr 14 Environment New Research: Thousands Of Jobs Possible In Reclamation Of Mine Lands And Gas Wells A regional think tank says damaged mine lands and leaking gas wells that threaten public health and safety could become job generators. By Katie Myers Apr 14 Environment New Research: Thousands Of Jobs Possible In Reclamation Of Mine Lands And Gas Wells Katie Myers
Apr 12 Environment Slip Sliding Away: Landslides Follow Flooding As Major Risk To Appalachian Communities After intense flooding this March, some worry that more slides are inevitable — and that part of the problem might be man-made. By Katie Myers Apr 12 Environment Slip Sliding Away: Landslides Follow Flooding As Major Risk To Appalachian Communities Katie Myers
Apr 6 Environment White House Climate Advisor Sees A Path To Clean Energy Through Coal Country For decades now, rhetoric around action on climate change has been about things like saving the planet, or saving polar bears. Just think: How many times have you seen an image of ice crashing into the sea from a melting glacier, or a sad-eyed seal atop a floe, as part of a climate change message? […] By Jeff Young Apr 6 Environment White House Climate Advisor Sees A Path To Clean Energy Through Coal Country Jeff Young
Apr 1 Economy Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan contains tens of billions of dollars to address environmental and economic issues throughout the Ohio Valley region, according to details released Wednesday by the White House. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, had promised a major infrastructure initiative, but one never got traction during his four years in office. Speaking in Pittsburgh […] By Curtis Tate Apr 1 Economy Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector Curtis Tate
Mar 18 Environment Slow Recovery: Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Kentucky’s Aging Infrastructure Two floods in less than two years, plus a crippling ice storm laid bare the weaknesses in rural east Kentucky's aging infrastructure system. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Katie Myers Mar 18 Environment Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Ky.’s Aging Infrastructure Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Katie Myers
Mar 1 Environment Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia Dozens of counties in Kentucky and West Virginia are cleaning up flood damage from heavy rains over the weekend. In Kentucky, a total of 34 counties and cities have declared states of emergency, including Breathitt, Calloway, Casey, Elliott, Estill, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties and the cities of Paintsville and Salyersville. Of […] By Katie Myers Mar 1 Environment Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia Katie Myers
Feb 26 Environment Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are at risk of flooding than the federal government’s emergency managers have indicated. In 12 Appalachian counties in the region, at least half of all residences are at […] By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young Feb 26 Environment Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young
Jan 25 Economy Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley? After an extraordinary inauguration ceremony marked by heightened security and coronavirus safety measures, President Joe Biden started his first day in office signing executive actions on climate change, immigration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before taking the oath of office, Biden was already addressing the nation about his ambitious plans to fight the twin crises […] By Jeff Young , Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Alana Watson Jan 25 Economy Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley? Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Alana Watson
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