Aug 28 Environment Mountaintop Mining Case Could Head to Supreme Court A case involving four mountaintop mining permits could be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. Attorneys for Earth Justice want the court to revoke the permits because they claim they were improperly issued and allowed major environmental damage to take place. By Kristin Espeland Aug 28 Environment Mountaintop Mining Case Could Head to Supreme Court Kristin Espeland
Feb 26 Environment Coal Ash Disaster Prompts New Scrutiny Thick black sludge buried nearly 300 acres in the December 2008 coal ash spill at a Tennessee power plant. And the disaster left many asking how it could have happened. Now, as U.S. lawmakers push for answers, WFPL’s Kristin Espeland finds out who’s watching coal ash in Kentucky. By Kristin Espeland Feb 26 Environment Coal Ash Disaster Prompts New Scrutiny Kristin Espeland
Dec 23 Environment Massive Toxic Sludge Spill Goops Up Eastern TN Nearly 22 million tons of coal ash have spilled into tributaries of the Tennessee River and onto hundreds of surrounding acres. By Kristin Espeland Dec 23 Environment Massive Toxic Sludge Spill Goops Up Eastern TN Kristin Espeland
Dec 3 Environment EPA Signs Off On Mountaintop Removal Rule The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on a controversial rule concerning mountaintop removal mining. The new rule would allow mining companies to place mining debris in streams. By Kristin Espeland Dec 3 Environment EPA Signs Off On Mountaintop Removal Rule Kristin Espeland
Oct 27 Local News Group Sues EPA Over PVC Plant Emissions A nonprofit group says it wants the Environmental Protection Agency to get moving on efforts to tighten pollution standards for PVC manufacturing plants. By Kristin Espeland Oct 27 Local News Group Sues EPA Over PVC Plant Emissions Kristin Espeland