Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/category/environment/)
An investigation by WFPL News and KyCIR found evidence South Shore officials failed to tell residents about the toxic “forever chemicals”polluting their drinking water. We also found out South Shore built a temporary water line to an Ohio city that’s currently suing over forever chemicals found in its own drinking water.
Nearly all of the high-complaint ZIP codes are in the West End, which is predominantly Black, historically underserved by city services and closest to the state’s oldest and biggest wastewater treatment plant.
Over the past decade in the Ohio watershed, extreme weather has been cited more and more frequently as a contributing cause in serious marine accidents. At the same time, a KyCIR analysis found that shipping of hazardous materials like crude oil and kerosene are rising.
Text “OHIO” to 859-208-2408 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative. KyCIR is teaming up with six other news organizations to cover what might be the most under-appreciated water asset in the country: the Ohio River. The Ohio River provides drinking water for 5 million people, and it’s a thoroughfare of business, supporting jobs and communities. But it’s also among the most polluted rivers in the country. The project “Good River: Stories of the Ohio” will delve into the past, present and future of this river and its region.
A controversial biomass plant proposed for eastern Kentucky has moved closer to extinction following a ruling Thursday by the state Public Service Commission.
A state appeals court has derailed plans for a controversial biomass plant in eastern Kentucky. In 2014, KyCIR examined the campaign contributions and political maneuvering behind the project, which included false promises and legislation tailored solely to ease the way for the plant.
In February, Charles Snavely was appointed treasurer of the Kentucky Coal Association, a membership group that lobbies Frankfort for less environmental regulation.
State data show pollution in Kentucky rivers and creeks has skyrocketed alongside a steep decline in enforcement of environmental protection laws.
Decades’ worth of data show a troubling drop in enforcement of state and federal laws from Kentucky’s top environmental watchdog.
The owners of a southwest Jefferson County mobile home pay fines and pledge fixes after discharges of raw sewage into an Ohio River tributary. KyCIR broke the story last year of sewage and stench issues that have plagued the park for years.
Long-delayed plans to build a controversial biomass-fueled power plant in eastern Kentucky took a step forward last week following a ruling in Franklin Circuit Court.
