Oct 1 Environment Study: High-Risk Chemical Facilities Near Two-Thirds Of Louisville Residents The risks posed by these chemical facilities are not shared equally: they disproportionately affect Louisville's poor and black residents. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 1 Environment Study: High-Risk Facilities Near Two-Thirds Of Louisville Residents Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 19 Environment City Delays Release Of Air Quality Data For Rubbertown Officials have delayed the release of air quality data for the neighborhoods surrounding Rubbertown, where many of the city’s industrial plants are located. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 19 Environment City Delays Release Of Air Quality Data For Rubbertown Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 9 Environment University of Louisville To Study Health Effects Of Lees Lane Landfill For 35 years, the 112-acre site south of Rubbertown functioned as a municipal dump and a repository for toxic chemicals from nearby industries. By Erica Peterson Nov 9 Environment U of L To Study Health Effects Of Lees Lane Landfill Erica Peterson
Sep 15 Environment Neighbors, Councilmembers ‘Outraged’ Over Approved Toxic Air Modification Regulators say they’ll grant part of a request from a Rubbertown company to modify its toxic air permit, while denying another part of the request. By Erica Peterson Sep 15 Environment Neighbors 'Outraged' Over Approved Toxic Air Modification Erica Peterson
Sep 10 Environment As Rubbertown Company Awaits Decision On Toxic Air Permit, Residents Cry Foul City officials are expected to decide on a request to allow a Rubbertown company to modify the amount of a carcinogen it’s allowed to emit. By Erica Peterson Sep 10 Environment Rubbertown Company Awaits Decision On Toxic Air Permit Erica Peterson
Sep 26 Arts and Culture Banded By Fear: Filmmaker Sheds Light On Toxic Neighborhood In ‘Rubbertown’ “Rubbertown” presents the perspectives of residents who vary in race and class, but all have something in common: they fear their own neighborhood. By Ashlie Stevens Sep 26 Arts and Culture Filmmaker Sheds Light On Toxic Neighborhood In ‘Rubbertown’ Ashlie Stevens