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March 8, 2016 – by Dr. Norma Kreilein in the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette Doctor sees effects of Rockport coal plant on her young patients As a pediatrician in southwest Indiana, I regularly see young patients come into my office struggling … Continue reading →

February 26, 2016 – by Melissa Cronin in Grist Hearing the news that a coal plant, a facility that once belched CO2, mercury, sulphur, nitrogen oxides, and other hazardous chemicals into the air, is shutting down is certainly a cause to celebrate. Seeing … Continue reading →

February 23, 2016 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Sometimes it happens as early as January, this year it was late February but one sure sign of good things to come is the appearance of crocus which are always the … Continue reading →

February 14, 2016 – Photo © 2016 BlairPhotoEVV Several Cardinals finally found my bird feeder today. This one seems to be talking to me, asking how he should pose. 

February 12, 2016 – by Mary Dieter in the Indiana Business Journal The school counselor told her it would shave just a few points off her child’s IQ. That’s what a mother said in an interview in Flint, Michigan, where … Continue reading →

January 27, 2016 – By Jasmine Watts in Great lakes Echo. Editor’s Note: Evansville has had its own lead problem and although not as ubiquitous and pervasive as the problem in Flint, it was every bit as much of a … Continue reading →

600 Employees facing termination January 7, 2016 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Alcoa, the largest primary aluminum producer in the nation announced today that it is permanently shutting down smelter operation at its Warrick facility which was the largest smelter … Continue reading →

December 22, 2015 – by Cole Mellino in EcoWatch A team of researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) created the first national study, which mapped wild bee populations. Their findings, which were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, confirm … Continue reading →

December 17, 2015 – by Heidi Ledford in Nature Most cases of cancer result from avoidable factors such as toxic chemicals and radiation, contends a study published online in Nature on 16 December (S. Wu et al. Naturehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature16166; 2015). The paper attempts to … Continue reading →

December 16, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Record breaking temperatures across the eastern half of the USA have provided more opportunities for being outdoors than normal this time of the year. But that also includes pests like those … Continue reading →

December 2, 2015 – Contact: Nicole Casal Moore at University of Michigan News. Editor’s Note: Valley Watch has opposed the use of Carbon Capture and Sequestration for mainly economic and efficiency reasons for more than a decade.  Serious flaws have been found in … Continue reading →

November 20, 2015 – YouTube video from Funny or Die

November 16, 2015 – by Daphne Chen in the Deseret News. Editor’s note: For those who follow such mundane things as air pollution data, it is clear that the many days in Evansville and surrounding environs, reach levels referred to in this new study. … Continue reading →

October 29, 2015 – by the Indiana Law Blog. Editor’s note: We would almost certainly expect that Vectren will appeal this decision for either a rehearing before the same Court of Appeals or seek review by the Indiana Supreme Court. In Citizens … Continue reading →