Jul 4 Community Louisville Asks Neighbors To Limit Fireworks, Improve Air Quality Smoke from fireworks is actually a type of particle pollution. Make enough of it, and it can impact the city's air quality. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 4 Community Louisville Asks Neighbors To Limit Fireworks, Improve Air Quality Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 4 Environment Happy Independence Day! Now Let’s Talk About Air Pollution All across the city, fireworks displays big and small send tiny minuscule particles into the air, sometimes causing air pollution to spike. By Erica Peterson Jul 4 Environment Happy Independence Day! Now Let’s Talk About Air Pollution Erica Peterson
Dec 15 Local News Fischer Vetoes Heavy Fireworks Citing Safety Mayor Greg Fischer has vetoed the latest fireworks ordinance that would lift the ban on heavier fireworks like roman candles and bottle rockets. The move may come as a surprise. Fischer previously stated the issue was a decision the Metro Council should decide. The council voted to approve the use of heavy fireworks last summer. […] By Devin Katayama Dec 15 Local News Fischer Vetoes Heavy Fireworks Citing Safety Devin Katayama
Dec 9 Local News Metro Council Lifts Ban On Heavy Fireworks, Again The Louisville Metro Council has approved the sale and use of large fireworks, overturning an ordinance passed two weeks ago. Fireworks that were legal before 2011 can continue to be sold from tents; any larger explosives, like roman candles or cherry bombs, will needs to be sold from a permanent structure. Despite passing the ban […] By Devin Katayama Dec 9 Local News Metro Council Lifts Ban On Heavy Fireworks, Again Devin Katayama
Dec 1 Local News Council Will Consider Lifting Ban on Heavy Fireworks, Again Days after Mayor Greg Fischer signed an ordinance banning large fireworks, the Metro Council is poised to again legalize them. An ordinance allowing the sale of large fireworks passed out of Louisville Metro’s Public Safety Committee this week and will go before the full council next Thursday. This will be the third fireworks-related law proposed […] By Devin Katayama Dec 1 Local News Council Will Consider Lifting Ban on Heavy Fireworks, Again Devin Katayama
Nov 29 Local News Mayor Fischer Signs Ordinance Banning Heavy Fireworks Mayor Greg Fischer has signed an ordinance banning the use of certain fireworks like roman candles and bottle rockets, which the Metro Council previously allowed to be sold. The council narrowly passed the ordinance last week by a single vote with some council members absent or refusing to vote either way. The ordinance was introduced […] By Devin Katayama Nov 29 Local News Mayor Fischer Signs Ordinance Banning Heavy Fireworks Devin Katayama
Oct 17 Local News Official: New Law Did Not Cause Spike In Fireworks Injuries From Dan Conti, Kentucky Public Radio The fears of some people that making the sale of firecrackers, bottle rockets and other fireworks legal in Kentucky for the first time this year would lead to more injuries nad fires did not materialize. “Surprisingly, in spite of the increase in the sale of fireworks, we saw that […] By Rick Howlett Oct 17 Local News Official: New Law Did Not Cause Spike In Fireworks Injuries Rick Howlett
Jul 6 Environment Fireworks Light Up Louisville’s Pollution Monitors Some parts of Louisville sounded like a war zone last weekend as fireworks laws were relaxed and residents celebrated the Fourth of July holiday. But all of those fireworks contributed to some of the area’s air quality problems. There are two main kinds of air pollution: fine particle and ozone. Louisville has been having a […] By Erica Peterson Jul 6 Environment Fireworks Light Up Louisville’s Pollution Monitors Erica Peterson
Jul 3 Local News NY Times on Fireworks Bans and Tax Revenue Several American cities, counties and states (including Kentucky) have recently lifted or relaxed longstanding bans on fireworks. As the New York Times reports, the changes are expected to generate more tax revenue for cash-strapped governments. And while some southern states have put new limits on pyrotechnics to avoid wildfires in the wake of dry weather, […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 3 Local News NY Times on Fireworks Bans and Tax Revenue Gabe Bullard
Jun 24 Local News Mayor Will Sign Fireworks Ordinance, Budget Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says he will sign the fireworks ordinance passed by the Metro Council Thursday night. The ordinance will allow the sale of fireworks permitted by state law, but says they cannot be set off by minors or within 200 feet of another person or building. Mayor Fischer says the new state law […] By Chris McDaniel Jun 24 Local News Mayor Will Sign Fireworks Ordinance, Budget Chris McDaniel
Jun 17 Local News Revised Fireworks Ordinance Clears Committee The Louisville Metro Council committee on public safety held a special meeting Friday that ended with the passage of a revised ordinance that allows the sale and use of fireworks within city limits. The ordinance was created in response to a move by state lawmakers that made it legal to sell and ignite fireworks anywhere […] By kdurbin Jun 17 Local News Revised Fireworks Ordinance Clears Committee kdurbin
May 16 Local News Flood Proposes Fireworks Ordinance Responding to a recent change in state law, Louisville Metro Councilwoman Madonna Flood, D-24, has sponsored an ordinance banning the sale, purchase and possession of fireworks in the city. In March, Governor Steve Beshear signed a bill making it legal to sell and use fireworks that shoot into the air or explode such as firecrackers, […] By WFPL News May 16 Local News Flood Proposes Fireworks Ordinance WFPL News
Jul 3 Local News Fireworks Buyers Adjust Habits A southern Indiana fireworks retailer says factory closures, the national recession and other bad economic news have not hurt his bottom line. By Gabe Bullard Jul 3 Local News Fireworks Buyers Adjust Habits Gabe Bullard
Jun 18 Local News Fourth of July Celebration Scaled Down This year’s July Fourth festival at the waterfront will still be free to the public, but will be scaled back from previous years. This year’s July 3rd and 4th festival at the waterfront will include live concerts, fireworks and children’s activities. Sound familiar? Those things have also been present in the past, but this year’s […] By Stephanie Crosby Jun 18 Local News Fourth of July Celebration Scaled Down Stephanie Crosby
Feb 26 Local News Thunder Fireworks, Airshow Budgets To Be Trimmed Officials with the Kentucky Derby Festival have released some details about this year’s Thunder Over Louisville celebration. The official kickoff of the two-week festival draws about 750,000 people to the Ohio River banks for an airshow and fireworks display. Festival President Mike Berry says the tough economic times have forced organizers to cut the pyrotechnics […] By Rick Howlett Feb 26 Local News Thunder Fireworks, Airshow Budgets To Be Trimmed Rick Howlett