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Good News for southern Indiana. Duke to shut down New Albany coal plant ahead of schedule.
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Wildfire smoke may carry ‘mind-bending’ amounts of fungi and bacteria, scientists say
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Tagged Climate Change, fine particles, lung heatlth, wildfires
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UPDATE: It is time for Spencer County officials to demand action from Riverview Energy.
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Two years of secrecy shows Riverview Energy to be an unqualified, unsafe, unfit neighbor
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SE Indiana Power Plant bailed out by Ohio Legislation
Clifty Creek, built in the middle 1950s may continue operating until 2040 after Ohio legislature gives them giant subsidy. Madison, Indiana is a beautiful town. It even had a large production movie made about its community spirit last decade entitled … Continue reading
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Earthjustice to represent Valley Watch and SW Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life in Challenge of Riverview air/construction permit.
The coal-to-diesel plant would emit millions of tons of dangerous pollution using a technology that has never been employed in the U.S. July 11, 2019 – Press Release from Earthjustice Community groups appealed an air quality permit issued to Riverview Energy Corporation … Continue reading
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ORSANCO votes to relax Pollution Control Standards for the Ohio River basin.
June 6, 2019 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Evansville and Mt. Vernon both get drinking water from the Ohio River. In fact, more than five million US citizens acquire their drinking water from our River. We are near the … Continue reading
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This Town Didn’t Want to Be a Radioactive Waste Dump. The Government Is Giving Them No Choice.
May 16, 2019 – By Yessenia Funes in Earther PIKETON, OHIO—David and Pam Mills have grown tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and okra on their secluded Appalachian property for about 18 years now. This will be the first year the retired couple … Continue reading
Researchers Now Have Even More Proof That Air Pollution Can Cause Dementia
May 6, 2019 -By Aaron Rueben in Mother Jones Magazine. Editor’s Note: Valley Watch has long observed a wide variety of issues pertaining to health and the environment and as a result have worked tirelessly to strengthen air pollution regulations … Continue reading
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U.S. Renewables Projected to Surpass Coal This Month For First Time Ever, Signaling Tipping Point
April 30, 2019 – by Pam Wright in Weather.com Clean energy is projected to surpass coal this month for the first time ever. In 2010, 45 percent of total power generation came from coal. By 2018, that percentage tumbled to … Continue reading
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