Energy & Environment Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Aug 5

Energy & Environment

In remote eastern Kentucky, neighbors help where no one else will

Ohio Valley ReSource · In remote eastern Kentucky, neighbors help where no one else will Over the past week, Havanna Thacker has transformed a historic high school in Carr Creek, Kentucky into a supply depot. While her mother whips up trays of food in a tiny cafeteria, she stocks the gym with supplies that people […]

By Justin Hicks

Aug 5

Energy & Environment

In eastern Ky, neighbors help each other through flood

By Justin Hicks

Aug 4

Energy & Environment

In Kentucky flooding epicenter, communities help each other and wait for assistance

Ohio Valley ReSource · In the epicenter of Kentucky flooding, communities help each other while waiting for assistance Runnels Branch is a long, winding holler that travels deep into a mountain from the Carr Fork Lake area in Knott County, Kentucky. Usually, the creek is a gentle presence by Sally Smith’s little white house, a […]

By Katie Myers

Aug 4

Energy & Environment

In Ky. flooding epicenter, communities help each other

Katie Myers

Aug 2

Energy & Environment

Whitesburg, Ky. begins to clean up and recover after record flooding

Ohio Valley ReSource · Whitesburg, Ky. begins to clean up and recover after record flooding In the Parlor Room, a longtime tattoo shop and music venue in downtown Whitesburg, the art-covered walls meet a bare floor, covered in mud. John Falter oversees rows of sketchbooks, with the tattoo artists’ drawings, drying beneath fans. “The water […]

By Katie Myers

Aug 2

Energy & Environment

Whitesburg, Ky. begins to clean up after flooding

Katie Myers

Jul 30

Energy & Environment

Eastern Kentuckians sift through debris after historic flood

Ohio Valley ReSource · Eastern Kentuckians clean up, count blessings as flood waters recede Andy Morell and his family watch layers of mud roll down into the storm gutter as a man power washes the residue left behind on their street in Whitesburg, Kentucky. “Physically, we’re drained. Emotionally drained. But you know, we’re glad to […]

By Katie Myers

Jul 30

Energy & Environment

Eastern Kentuckians sift through flood debris

Katie Myers

Jul 28

Energy & Environment

Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky, more rain expected

Ohio Valley ReSource · Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky, more rain expected Eastern Kentuckians are living through one of the most devastating floods in state history. Torrential rains rolled in Wednesday night, washing away homes and submerged entire downtowns by Thursday morning. Heavy storms area expected to return to the area Thursday night, and more rain […]

By Ryland Barton and Katie Myers

Jul 28

Energy & Environment

Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky, more rain expected

Ryland Barton and Katie Myers

Jul 28

Energy & Environment

How to help flood victims in eastern Kentucky

This story was updated at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 30. Residents in areas of eastern Kentucky are living through one of the worst flooding events in Kentucky history. The full extent of the devastation will take weeks to catalog, but emergency officials expect extensive property damage and loss of life. As of mid-day on […]

By Justin Hicks

Jul 28

Energy & Environment

How to help flood victims in eastern Kentucky

Justin Hicks

Jun 30

Energy & Environment

U.S. Supreme Court ruling kills broad EPA plan to ditch coal for renewables

A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Thursday could severely limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to move the nation towards renewable energy. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by coal companies and states, including Kentucky and West Virginia, seeking to curb the federal agency’s ability to regulate carbon emissions. In a six-to-three decision, the […]

By Justin Hicks

Jun 30

Energy & Environment

Supreme Court ruling kills broad EPA plan to ditch coal for renewables

Justin Hicks

Jun 9

Energy & Environment

Federal mine safety agency to increase silica dust inspections

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it’s going to start cracking down on coal mines that expose workers to harmful levels of silica dust. It also seeks to educate miners about their rights — known as “Part 90 rights” — to a safe workplace. For decades, researchers, mine safety advocates and the National Institute […]

By Katie Myers and Justin Hicks

Jun 9

Energy & Environment

Federal mine safety agency to increase silica dust inspections

Katie Myers and Justin Hicks

Jun 6

Energy & Environment

Black lung patients, advocates urge mine safety officials to update silica dust standards

Ohio Valley ReSource · Black lung patients, advocates urge mine safety officials to update silica dust standards Jerry Coleman mined West Virginia coal underground for 37 years. When he was in his early fifties, he found himself gradually struggling to keep up with other men his age, and went to get checked out. “Most people […]

By Katie Myers

Jun 6

Energy & Environment

Black lung patients urge officials to update dust standards

Katie Myers

May 23

Energy & Environment

Coal prices are surging, but Appalachian boom unlikely

Ohio Valley ReSource · Coal prices are surging, but Appalachian boom unlikely David Byrd, of Sulphur, Kentucky, is one of the few people left who sell coal for household uses. Think heaters and blacksmiths. And after doing it for 62 years, he can tell the quality of each piece just by feeling them. “See how […]

By Justin Hicks

May 23

Energy & Environment

Coal prices are surging, but Appalachian boom unlikely

Justin Hicks