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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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Tagged Evansville, Ohio RIver, ORSANCO, Pollution control Standards Ohio River, Valley Watch
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At a crossroads, Ohio River agency weighs dueling proposals on role
February 4, 2019 – by Keith Schneider for Energy News Network An industry-backed effort aims to end ORSANCO’s role in setting and enforcing pollution standards. In the course of his decorated career in environmental law, Tom FitzGerald tamed the scourge … Continue reading
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Tagged IDEM, Ohio RIver, ORSANCO, Pollution standards, water pollution
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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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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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Even on a “clear” day pollution abounds in Rockport, Indiana
October 14, 2012-by John Blair, valley watch.net editor. AEP’s Rockport power plant not only dominates the skyline in SW Indiana, it also makes clouds. A close inspection of this photo taken © October 12, 2012 by John Blair shows several impacts … Continue reading
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Tagged AEP, Coal, coal pollution, Indiana, Ohio RIver, Rockport pollution
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Indiana leads the way in release of toxic chemicals to water. Rockport’s AK Steel is nation’s largest toxic water polluter
April 3, 2012-A Press Release from Environment America (Use this link to download entire report) Editor’s note: Rockport, IN is already one of the most toxic communities in the entire US. And yet, Local and state officials are wanting to force … Continue reading