Jul 17 Environment Study: Kentucky’s Heat Index On The Rise The number of sweltering summer days will only increase as climate change takes its toll on Kentucky, according to a study released Tuesday. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 17 Environment Study: Kentucky’s Heat Index On The Rise Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 11 Environment Yarmuth Tackles Economic Impacts Of Climate Change In Budget Hearing Kentucky Democratic Congressman and budget chair John Yarmuth held the hearing to raise awareness of the fiscal impacts of a warming world. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 11 Environment Yarmuth Tackles Economic Impacts Of Climate Change In Budget Hearing Ryan Van Velzer
May 15 Environment As Ohio Valley Ponders Plastics Growth, Report Warns Of Threat To Climate A report by environmental groups warns that the expansion of plastics threatens the world’s ability to keep climate change at bay. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource May 15 Environment As Ohio Valley Ponders Plastics Growth Report Warns Of Climate Threat Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 22 Environment For Earth Day, Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest And Streams The property, which is on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, is intended to preserve a wildlife corridor in the Appalachian Mountains. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 22 Environment Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 1 Environment Louisville’s Clean Energy Resolution Dies, Sponsor Withdraws The resolution introduced last year calls for city operations to become 100 percent clean energy by 2030, and the entire community by 2035. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 1 Environment Louisville’s Clean Energy Resolution Dies, Sponsor Withdraws Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 13 The Next Louisville The Next Louisville: Kentucky Kids And Climate Change The climate is changing in Kentucky. Scientists warn it’s changing faster than at any point in modern history. And young people are mobilizing to take action. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 13 The Next Louisville The Next Louisville: Kentucky Kids And Climate Change Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 19 Environment Researchers Predict Indiana Coal Will Be Replaced By 2080 As energy demands change and coal fired power plants reach the end of their lifespans, researchers believe coal will be replaced by natural gas, wind and solar by 2080. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 19 Environment Researchers Predict Indiana Coal Will Be Replaced By 2080 Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 13 Environment Coal Community Leaders Urge Congress To Include Them In Climate Action Economic development leaders from the Ohio Valley’s coal communities say that their communities must be central to conversations about climate solutions. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 13 Environment Coal Community Leaders Urge Congress To Include Them In Climate Action Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 22 Environment Louisville Residents Ask Mayor Fischer For Action On Climate Change A group of Louisville residents is hand-delivering letters in an effort to pressure city leaders to take further action on climate change. By Ryan Van Velzer Jan 22 Environment Louisville Residents Ask Mayor Fischer For Action On Climate Change Ryan Van Velzer
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