Nov 14 Environment Paddling 300 Miles To Protect The Waters Of Ohi:yo’, The ‘Good River’ For activist degawëno:da’s, paddling the length of the Allegheny River was to be a “witness to the raw element of the natural world.” By Ryan Loew Nov 14 Environment Paddling 300 Miles To Protect The Waters Of Ohi:yo' Ryan Loew
Nov 1 Environment Text Good River: Our Reporters Want To Hear Your Ohio River Stories And Concerns Text “OHIO” to 859-208-2408 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative. By Alexandra Kanik Nov 1 Environment Our Reporters Want To Hear Your Ohio River Stories And Concerns Alexandra Kanik
Oct 22 Environment Toxic Algal Blooms Persist In Ohio River, But They’re In Decline The blooms are appearing on about 265 miles of river from Louisville to Greenup, Kentucky. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 22 Environment Toxic Algal Blooms Persist In Ohio River, But They're In Decline Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 11 Community Swim Portion Of Sunday’s Ironman Canceled Over Algae Blooms Participants had been set to jump into waters near Towhead Island in Louisville before entering the Ohio River's main channel. By Associated Press Oct 11 Community Swim Portion Of Sunday's Ironman Canceled Over Algae Blooms Associated Press
Jun 14 Environment 30th Annual Ohio River Sweep Set For Saturday The event is part of a six-state initiative to collect trash along the river spanning from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 14 Environment 30th Annual Ohio River Sweep Set For Saturday Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 6 Environment Ohio River Regulators Adopt Voluntary Pollution Control Standards The plan keeps pollution control standards in place, but gives states more flexibility to implement their own water quality programs while ensuring standards are equally protective. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 6 Environment Ohio River Regulators Adopt Voluntary Pollution Control Standards Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 1 Environment Rare Conservation Win In Congress Helps Ohio Valley Parks And Monuments Across the Ohio Valley, more than $700 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been invested at parks and wilderness areas. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 1 Environment Rare Conservation Win In Congress Helps Ohio Valley Parks And Monuments Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 19 Environment An Update From MSD’s Tunnel Somewhere Under The Ohio River The Metropolitan Sewer District has completed about 10 percent of a 4-mile-long tunnel meant to store excess sewage and stormwater. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 19 Environment An Update From MSD's Tunnel Somewhere Under The Ohio River Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 25 Environment Ohio River Regulators Draft Plan To Keep Pollution Control Standards The commission tasked with protecting water quality along the Ohio River has unveiled a plan to keep pollution control standards in place, while giving more flexibility to states. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 25 Environment Ohio River Regulators Draft Plan To Keep Pollution Control Standards Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 7 Environment Ohio River Levels To Rise Over Weekend The National Weather Service predicts the river will crest Monday at about 20 feet, which is just about one foot below the action level when the river starts to flow outside its banks. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 7 Environment Ohio River Levels To Rise Over Weekend Ryan Van Velzer
Jan 9 Environment Crews Begin Ohio River Coal Barge Recovery Operation A spokesman with the Army Corps of Engineers says the recovery operation could take weeks. By Kyeland Jackson Jan 9 Environment Crews Begin Ohio River Coal Barge Recovery Operation Kyeland Jackson
Dec 28 Environment Update: Two More Barges Sink In Ohio River After Bridge Accident Fifteen coal barges broke free from a tug boat headed north up the Ohio River earlier this week. Six barges were recovered while another nine floated downriver. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 28 Environment Update: Two More Barges Sink In Ohio River After Bridge Accident Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 25 Recut Recut: Is Louisville Prepared For The Next Great Flood? Louisville’s flood protection system is one of the largest in the country, in terms of the number of people it protects. But parts of it are very, very old. By Jonese Franklin Oct 25 Recut Recut: Is Louisville Prepared For The Next Great Flood? Jonese Franklin
Oct 19 Environment Climate Change Increasing Flood Risks As Louisville’s Protection Decays As the planet warms, severe storms are becoming more common across the region and the city's 29-mile system of walls, levees and pump stations is deteriorating. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 19 Environment Climate Change Increasing Flood Risks As Louisville's Protection Decays Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 5 Environment ORSANCO Punts On Decision To Eliminate Water Quality Standards For The Ohio River A multi-state commission charged with protecting the Ohio River decided Thursday to postpone a decision to dramatically alter pollution controls. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 5 Environment ORSANCO Punts On Decision To Eliminate Standards For Ohio River Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource