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![A towing vessel and barges moving through the area monitored by the Louisville Vessel Traffic Service on Dec. 22, 2017. (Photo by Alexandra Kanik/KyCIR)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/river-safety-louisville-barge-e1579970235126-900x422.jpg)
High Waters, More Hazardous Cargo Complicate Job of Keeping Ohio Watershed Safe
By: Alexandra Kanik | KyCIR
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Just before dawn in January 2018, 27 barges were floating like a net along the banks of the Ohio River, downstream of the city of Pittsburgh. Instead of fish, the… Read More
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Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When 78-year-old Jim Casto looks at the towering floodwalls that line downtown Huntington, West Virginia, he sees a dark history of generations past. The longtime journalist and local historian is… Read More