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Previously Blocked Federal Study Raises Alarm About Chemicals Like C8
The Trump administration today released a politically charged study on the health impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals, including the compound known as C8, which has been detected in some… Read More
The Refugees That The World Barely Pays Attention To
They’re known as ‘climate refugees.’ But there’s not even an international definition for them, let alone recognition or protection.
Coal Ash Uncovered: Largest Ash Dump A “Cautionary Tale” As Trump Changes Regulations
Curt and Debbie Havens’ ranch style home is the gathering place for their family. Their two boys grew up playing in the streets in this quiet neighborhood in West Virginia’s… Read More
Insects – Small, Powerful and Mostly Endangered
Summer is finally here and many are complaining about insect bites or wine flies. But even if they might be annoying in the first place, their are two very important… Read More
Funding To Protect Lake Erie Met With Reservations
More than $20 million could soon be pumped into projects that help keep Lake Erie clean. Most of that money would help fund equipment that helps limit nutrient runoff from… Read More
Coal Ash Uncovered: Polluted Groundwater Found At 14 Kentucky Sites
For decades, Kentucky’s own coal stoked the fires that generated most of its electricity. And while some of those power plants have shut down or switched to natural gas, their… Read More
Ohio Health Registry Athens County Registration
The Ohio Health Registry will hold its first Southeast Ohio registration in Athens on June 23rd. We will be collecting health data from people of all ages who live, work,… Read More
Coal Ash Uncovered: New Data Reveal Widespread Contamination At Ohio Valley Sites
For generations, coal power has fueled American prosperity. But for each shovelful thrown into the furnaces, a pile of ash was left in its place. Today, as coal’s dominance in… Read More
Clipped Wings: Trump Weakens Law That Protected Birds For A Century
On a recent chilly Tuesday morning, about 20 people filed along a winding dirt path leading deeper into West Virginia University’s Arboretum in Morgantown. Armed with binoculars, smartphones and hiking… Read More
Fracking Waste Disposal: Still A Hot Mess
The slogan for Estill County is “where the bluegrass kisses the mountains.” But since 2015 the county, population 15,000, is widely known as the place where radioactive material generated by the… Read More
Analysis Shows Toxic Sites In Flood Zone
The Ohio Valley has long been home to some of the dirtiest industries in the nation. Coal, plastics, and chemical plants and their waste sites dot our river valleys. Even… Read More
Private Money To Pay For Mining Study Trump Administration Had Stopped
The prestigious National Academy of Sciences is pursuing private funding to complete a study of the health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining after the Trump administration ordered a halt to the scientific work…. Read More
Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste
Throughout coal mining country of the Eastern U.S. you will find streams that run a peculiar rusty orange. It’s the result of pollution called acid mine drainage, or AMD. It’s… Read More
Credit Rating Agency Issues Warning On Climate Change To Cities
Moody’s Investor Services says it might downgrade U.S. cities’ credit rating if they don’t deal with the risks posed by climate change.
R.I.P., CPP? Clean Energy Trend Likely To Continue Despite Trump’s Clean Power Repeal
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey stood in front of the state’s capitol to rally the roughly 120 coal miners and industry boosters gathered there. “The fight against the unlawful… Read More
Clean Power Plan’s Repeal Gets Hearing In Coal Country
Last month the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt chose an eastern Kentucky mining town as the venue to announce his intent to repeal the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era… Read More
Carbon Capture Reconsidered: Big-Ticket Climate Fix Gets a Fresh Look
A bipartisan group in Congress, including several Ohio Valley lawmakers, is pushing for more federal support for technology known as carbon capture and storage. The lawmakers and an uncommon alliance… Read More
A BOOn From Bats: Naturalists Aim To Help Bats Fight Deadly Disease
Bats have a bit of an image problem. You probably saw some Halloween decorations this week featuring flying, fanged creatures of the night. But conservationists say bats are actually very… Read More
Coal Comfort: Trump’s EPA And Energy’s Winners And Losers
The Environmental Protection Agency’s move to end the Clean Power Plan is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to support the struggling coal industry. The Department of Energy is also pushing a new… Read More
Little River, Big Ideas: Farming Group Wades Into Clean Water Issues
In the rich land of Christian County, wheat is milled for McDonald’s biscuits, corn is turned into ethanol, and grazing cows support the state’s leading dairy. This is Kentucky’s breadbasket,… Read More
Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko Links Climate-Change with Worldwide Fragilities
Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko, Professor and Director of the Environmental Studies Program at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, has just completed a G-7 commissioned report on climate change… Read More
Fate Of Lake Erie Algae Legislation In Ohio Isn’t Clear Yet
Ohio’s next move to cut down the algae that has been fouling Lake Erie in recent summers may be hitting a snag. Some Ohio lawmakers and those within Gov. John… Read More
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