Sep 14 Environment EPA To Reconsider Federal Coal Ash Rules The federal Environmental Protection Agency says it will reconsider the nation’s first-ever coal ash regulations. By Erica Peterson Sep 14 Environment EPA To Reconsider Federal Coal Ash Rules Erica Peterson
Jul 13 Environment Groups Sue Over Coal Ash Pollution In Herrington Lake Pointing to years of documented pollution from a coal ash pond at a Central Kentucky power plant, environmental groups are suing Kentucky Utilities. By Erica Peterson Jul 13 Environment Groups Sue Over Coal Ash Pollution In Herrington Lake Erica Peterson
Jun 5 Environment Weaker Kentucky Coal Ash Rules Won’t Begin Until Late July Under Settlement The partial settlement was reached last week in the case pending in Franklin Circuit Court. By Erica Peterson Jun 5 Environment Weaker Ky. Coal Ash Rules Won't Begin Until Late July Under Settlement Erica Peterson
May 25 Environment Coal Ash Emergency Plans Are Now Public, But Residents Remain In The Dark For people living in the affected areas, there’s no concerted outreach to let them know about the emergency plans’ existence. By Erica Peterson May 25 Environment Coal Ash Emergency Plans Are Public, Residents In The Dark Erica Peterson
May 3 Environment Lawsuit Challenges Kentucky’s Weakened Coal Ash Regulations A Kentucky environmental attorney is challenging the state's controversial new coal ash regulations. The standards are set to go into effect Friday. By Erica Peterson May 3 Environment Lawsuit Challenges Kentucky's Weakened Coal Ash Regulations Erica Peterson
Apr 20 Environment Study Seeks To Determine Health Effects Of Coal Ash On Louisville Kids U of L public health researcher Kristina Zierold is about halfway through a five-year study of the issue, and is looking for additional participants. By Erica Peterson Apr 20 Environment Study Seeks To Determine Health Effect Of Coal Ash On Louisville Kids Erica Peterson
Apr 10 Environment Coal Ash Pollution Threatens Groundwater At Western Kentucky Power Plant Big Rivers Electric has been cited for some of the pollution, and the state is still investigating the extent of the problem. By Erica Peterson Apr 10 Environment Coal Ash Pollution Threatens Groundwater At WKY Power Plant Erica Peterson
Apr 4 Environment Kentucky Regulators Agreed Coal Ash Rules Were Bad — In 2010 The proposal has drawn outrage from environmental groups and citizens, who are concerned about leaving complicated engineering projects in the hands of utility companies. By Erica Peterson Apr 4 Environment Kentucky Regulators Agreed Coal Ash Rules Were Bad — In 2010 Erica Peterson
Mar 6 Environment Weakened Rules For Coal Ash Disposal In Kentucky Move Forward The new rules would significantly weaken the permitting process for new coal ash landfills in the state. By Erica Peterson Mar 6 Environment Weakened Rules For Coal Ash Disposal Move Forward Erica Peterson
Mar 6 Environment How Proposed Changes To Coal Ash Rules Could Weaken Oversight In Kentucky Do the new regulations strengthen the requirements for new coal ash sites, as the department keeps insisting? Or do they weaken them? By Erica Peterson Mar 6 Environment How Proposed Changes To Coal Ash Rules Could Weaken Oversight In Ky. Erica Peterson
Feb 28 Environment As State Loosens Oversight, Coal Ash Contaminates Central Kentucky Waterway Fish tissue sampling has revealed the coal ash pond’s selenium runoff has poisoned aquatic life in a popular lake. By Erica Peterson Feb 28 Environment As State Loosens Oversight, Coal Ash Contaminates Ky. Waterway Erica Peterson
Feb 20 Environment Kentucky OKs Long-Delayed Trimble County Coal Ash Landfill The permit granted last week by the Kentucky Division of Waste Management allows the company to build a landfill covering 189 acres of land near the site. By Erica Peterson Feb 20 Environment Kentucky OKs Long-Delayed Trimble County Coal Ash Landfill Erica Peterson
Feb 10 Environment Legislative Committee Defers Decision On Controversial Coal Ash Regs The new rules have attracted lots of attention in recent months. The rules would fundamentally change the way coal ash landfills are permitted. By Erica Peterson Feb 10 Environment Legislative Committee Defers Decision On Controversial Coal Ash Regs Erica Peterson
Jan 17 Environment Kentucky Regulators, Industry Reps Privately Rewrote Coal Ash Rules Documents obtained by WFPL News show the process was far from public and instead included more than a year of backroom meetings. By Erica Peterson Jan 17 Environment Kentucky Regulators, Industry Reps Privately Rewrote Rules Erica Peterson
Dec 16 Environment Advanced Black Lung Cases Surge In Appalachia An NPR investigation has documented dramatic spikes in complicated black lung, the most serious stage of the deadly coal miners' disease. By Howard Berkes, NPR Dec 16 Environment Advanced Black Lung Cases Surge In Appalachia Howard Berkes, NPR