Monthly Archives: March 2013

Kentucky Denies Permit for Coal Ash Landfill At Trimble County Power Plant

March 21, 2013-by Erica Petersen, WFPL News 89.3 FM The Kentucky Division of Waste Management has denied a pending permit for a coal ash landfill in Trimble County. The proposed landfill would have been 218 acres, near Louisville Gas and Electric’s Trimble … Continue reading

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The Price of Carbon

March 20, 2013-via Climate Reality and Reggie Watts Carbon pollution is not only disrupting our lives, it’s hitting our wallets. Comedian and musician Reggie Watts shows how, laying out the billion-dollar connection between fossil-fuel energy and dirty weather events like … Continue reading

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Studies examine potential links between coal and cancer in Eastern Kentucky

March 19, 2013-by James Bruggers in Watchdog Earth What do toenails have to with human health and the environment? Like hair, they can contain contaminants that are bodies are shedding. I once had my hair sampled for mercury and, to … Continue reading

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