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Should a Cincinnati-based, multi-state commission eliminate its standards for Ohio River pollution?
July 11, 2018, by Nick Swartsell in (Cincinnati) City Beat. For seven decades, the Ohio River Water Sanitation Commission has overseen the health of the roughly 1,000-mile-long waterway that provides drinking water to more than 5 million people. But it may … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio RIver, pollution, Pollution standards, Recreational boating.
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Indiana and Kentucky near the bottom of “Eco Friendly States”
May 6, 2015 – by John S. Kieran on WalletHub.com Eco-friendliness and personal finance are essentially cousins. Not only are our environmental and financial necessities aligned – providing ourselves with sustainable clean drinking water and nutritious sustenance, for example – … Continue reading
Indiana, Kentucky near the bottom of Gallup “Well-Being” Index
February 19, 2015 – by Dan Witters in Gallop.com Alaska residents had the highest well-being in the nation in 2014, reaching the top spot for the first time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking well-being in 2008. West Virginia and … Continue reading
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Tagged community, health, Indiana, Kentucky, safety, well-being
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Blair Steals Show at Ground Breaking December 19, 1985
October 2, 2014 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor This is a video shot by Fred McCool and Leonard Judd for WEHT-TV on December 19, 1985. Music and Editing were by then WEHT anchor, Paul Morrison. It shows me, John Blair, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bhopal, citizen action, civil disobedience, Environmental activism, Indiana, Kentucky, music video, non-violence, Ohio RIver, PCB, Union Carbide
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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
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
If the Tri-State were a State, we would be 3rd in the release of toxic chemicals to the air, nationwide.
August 14, 2012 – Press Release of Valley Watch, Inc. Last week, headlines in this region showed that Kentucky placed first and Indiana fourth in the release of toxic chemicals to our air from coal plants, according to a study … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Coal, coal plants, eGRID, Indiana, Kentucky, NRDC, pollution, toxic air pollution, TRI, Valley Watch, Western Kentucky
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LG&E to convert Cane Run power plant to burn cleaner natural gas
September 15, 2011-by James Bruggers in the Louisville Courier Journal Louisville Gas & Electric Co. intends to replace its 57-year-old coal-fired Cane Run Station in Louisville with a new plant next door powered with cleaner-burning natural gas by 2016. The 640-megawatt natural gas … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, coal plant retirement, Eon, Kentucky, LG&E, Louisville, pollution
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EPA refuses to even study the risk of using coal ash in many uses including drywall in homes-Scientists Told Agency Does Not Want Safety Concerns Raised about Coal Ash
August 1, 2011-by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prevents its scientists from examining health risks of coal combustion wastes being added to consumer, agricultural and commercial products even though the agency promotes these practices as safe, … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal Ash, hazardous chemicals, Kentucky, LG&E, Louisville, toxins
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Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois all among the 11 “Least Green States”
April 25, 2011-by 24/7 Wall Street. Editor’s note-The listing compiled was actually from first greenest to the least greenest. Vermont occupies 1st place while Indiana came in a dubious 48th. Illinois ranked 44th and Kentucky 40th. 24/7 Wall … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, coal power, environment, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mitch Daniels, Toxic
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Sulfate World
March 4, 2011-By John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. A chemist friend once told me that when the haze is gray, it is most likely consisted mostly of water vapor. But, he said, “When it is blue it is most likely sulfates.” … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Coal, fine particles, Indiana, Kentucky, sulfate
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Kentucky Senate bashes EPA on mine regulations
February 17, 2011-By Jim Bruggers in the Louisville Courier Journal. FitzGerald, director of the Kentucky Resources Council, told both committees that he understood lawmakers’ frustration with the EPA. But he noted widespread pollution in eastern Kentucky and said EPA was … Continue reading