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October 18, 2015 – by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich in the Jerusalem Post Living under constant and stable temperatures throughout the year due to air conditioning, heating and artificial lighting at night is liable to harm our health, food security and ecological … Continue reading →

October 8, 2015 – News Release from LG&E and KU in the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer It began powering customers across the Commonwealth before some areas even had electric service. Now after 65 years of providing safe, reliable energy, the turning of … Continue reading →

October 4, 2015- by the Editorial Board of The Charlotte News and Observer Well, one has to admire the legal tactics if not the outcome. Duke Energy, after years of coal ash violations, made a deal with the state last … Continue reading →

September 23, 2015 – by Dave Stafford in the Indiana Lawyer. Editor’s Note: Valley Watch has been fighting this plant since its inception in 2004. In fact, we were instrumental. along with now deceased, Al Harding, in persuading Vectren to … Continue reading →

September 23, 2015 – by the Kentucky Division of Water. Editor’s note: Valley Watch contacted Orsanco’s Environmental Specialist, Greg Youngstrom 9/23 to discuss the situation as it currently stands. We found that the farthest downriver the algae has bloomed is about … Continue reading →

September 8, 2015 – Various Artists Published on Sep 4, 2015 Offical Love Song To The Earth Lyric Video directed by Jerry Cope and Casey Culver produced by Jerry Cope & Toby Gad, Nature Cinematography by Louie Schwartzberg Featuring Vocal … Continue reading →

August 29, 2015 – by John Walke at the Natural Resource Defense Council Lobbyists for polluting industry and their political allies are increasingly resorting to misrepresentation and fear mongering to oppose national health standards that deliver on the law’s guarantee of safe air … Continue reading →

August 5, 2015 – by Brad Plumer at VOX It’s easy enough to describe the basics of the Clean Power Plan, President Obama’s sweeping new policy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from America’s power plants. Heck, we can do it in a single paragraph. … Continue reading →

August 3, 2015 – President Obama and USEPA. Editor’s note: Due to a surgical recovery period, Valley Watch is allowing EPA and the President to speak for themselves about the Clean Power Plan. It should be noted that already, Indiana … Continue reading →

July8, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Update: Further research has shown that the Beacon Street monitor in Ft. Wayne had a 24 hour average on Sunday, July 5 of a huge 84.75 µg/m3 with a high of 405.53 … Continue reading →

June 18, 2015 – by Sarah Pullman Bailey in the Washington Post. Editor’s note: Valley Watch, Inc. and ValleyWatch.net are 100% secular and we endorse no particular religion over another. You may download the Encyclical in full at the bottom of this … Continue reading →

June 16, 2015 – by Peter Sinclair and the Yale Climate Forum. Editor’s note: Valley Watch is a secular organization although some of our most active members are very active in their own faiths. We are, however, looking forward to … Continue reading →

June 3, 1015 – by Jean Webb, Valley Watch board member What’s holding Evansville back from taking advantage of the newer, cleaner, cheaper electric generating technologies? I’d answer Vectren, our state government, and ratepayer indifference. Evansville’s electricity is generated by … Continue reading →