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Scientists want to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Here’s why it matters
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Research suggests the concentration of microplastics in Lake Erie rivals the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The particles are present in all five Great Lakes, but there’s… Read More
A Kentucky coal firm is held in contempt again over West Virginia mine pollution
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday issued a third contempt order against a Kentucky coal company for failing to submit adequate plans to clean mine pollution at… Read More
A new EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
By: Matthew Daly | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the… Read More
A Gallia County coal plant sues the EPA, alleging the agency improperly adopted a new environmental rule
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The owner of a coal-fired power plant in Gallia County argues in a lawsuit that the federal government improperly adopted new environmental rules that could result… Read More
Ohio reaches a settlement with DuPont and other companies for $110 million over decades of PFOA contamination in southeast Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio reached a $110 million settlement with DuPont, Chemours and Corteva to repair environmental damage in southeast Ohio following seven decades of contamination at… Read More
This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The hottest year on record is coming to a close, emissions of planet-warming gases are still rising globally, and the most ambitious climate goal on pollution set… Read More
Towboat owner pleads guilty to a pollution charge in the oil spill along West Virginia-Kentucky border
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a towboat that sank and resulted in pollution of a river along the West Virginia-Kentucky border pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal pollution… Read More
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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Updated October 17, 2023 at 5:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the late 1960s, natural gas utilities launched “Operation Attack,” a bold marketing campaign to bring lots more gas… Read More
It’s a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs
By: Julia Simon | NPR
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PARIS — In the 11th arrondissement, a middle-to-working class neighborhood in the east of Paris, if you walk out your front door, you can arrive at a preschool in one… Read More
EVs are expensive. These city commuters ditched cars altogether — for e-bikes
By: Adam Bearne | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Electric cars are seen as a key way to reduce climate change causing emissions — but they are expensive. The average price paid for a new… Read More
Sanitation Company Agrees To Halt Operations That Polluted Vinton County Creek
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Faced with legal action by the state, a Vinton County company has agreed to clean up a creek it polluted and take steps to prevent future… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Sues Vinton County Company Over Creek Pollution
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s attorney general is suing a Vinton County sanitation company, accusing it of illegally dumping so much sewage and grease into a field that it polluted… Read More
Raccoon Creek Again Stained By Pollution Following Years Of Cleanup Efforts
By: Taylor Burnette
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Septic tank waste and restaurant grease spread into a section of Raccoon Creek in Vinton County after a local business put too much waste in a… Read More
20 Companies Are Behind Half Of The World’s Single-Use Plastic Waste, Study Finds
By: Jason Breslow | NPR
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More than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown out in 2019, according to a new report that puts Exxon Mobil atop a list of the companies that produce it.
Previously Blocked Federal Study Raises Alarm About Chemicals Like C8
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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
Coal Ash Uncovered: Largest Ash Dump A “Cautionary Tale” As Trump Changes Regulations
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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
Coal Ash Uncovered: Polluted Groundwater Found At 14 Kentucky Sites
By: Ryan VanVelzer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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