Energy & Environment Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Mar 2

Energy & Environment

Evacuations Underway In Kentucky, COVID-19 Cases Continue To Decline

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear used his regular media briefing on coronavirus Tuesday to also provide an update on flooding that struck parts of the state. Record rainfall has led to widespread property damage and evacuations in parts of the state. Beshear said Kentucky Emergency Management is evacuating 1,000 people from the town of Jackson in […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 2

Energy & Environment

Evacuations Underway In Kentucky, COVID-19 Cases Continue To Decline

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 1

Energy & Environment

Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia

Dozens of counties in Kentucky and West Virginia are cleaning up flood damage from heavy rains over the weekend. In Kentucky, a total of 34 counties and cities have declared states of emergency, including Breathitt, Calloway, Casey, Elliott, Estill, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties and the cities of Paintsville and Salyersville. Of […]

By Caitlin Myers

Mar 1

Energy & Environment

Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia

Caitlin Myers

Feb 25

Energy & Environment

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are at risk of flooding than the federal government’s emergency managers have indicated. In 12 Appalachian counties in the region, at least half of all residences are at […]

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 25

Energy & Environment

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 24

Energy & Environment

Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland

A new bill in the Kentucky legislature could ban large-scale solar projects on farmland in the state, out of fears that the growing solar industry could be a detriment to the preservation of productive farmland. But a leading solar advocate in the state believes the bill is an overreaction and could significantly hamper the dawning […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Feb 24

Energy & Environment

Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland

Liam Niemeyer

Feb 19

Energy & Environment

Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future

The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark County, passing by green rolling hills and hay bales. In her social media video from early September, Adreanna Wills points out white signs in yards along the way, displaying […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Feb 19

Energy & Environment

Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future

Liam Niemeyer

Feb 10

Energy & Environment

Ohio Valley Natural Gas Counties Get Small Piece Of National Economic Pie

An analysis of natural gas production in the Ohio Valley finds that the biggest gas producing counties in the region suffered economically over the past decade compared to the rest of the country, although natural gas production was high. The report released Wednesday by the Ohio River Valley Institute, a nonprofit think tank, shows that […]

By Alana Watson

Feb 10

Energy & Environment

Ohio Valley Natural Gas Counties Get Small Piece Of National Economic Pie

Alana Watson

Jan 22

Energy & Environment

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

After an extraordinary inauguration ceremony marked by heightened security and coronavirus safety measures, President Joe Biden started his first day in office signing executive actions on climate change, immigration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before taking the oath of office, Biden was already addressing the nation about his ambitious plans to fight the twin crises […]

By Jeff Young , Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Jan 22

Energy & Environment

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Dec 21

Energy & Environment

Judge Denies Former CEO’s Move to Liquidate Blackjewel Coal

A federal bankruptcy judge has denied a petition from former Blackjewel coal executive Jeff Hoops to liquidate the company. The decision means the reorganization of the company will continue under Chapter 11 bankruptcy as former employees, creditors and state agencies seek to recover millions owed by the company. Hoops cited “permanent negative cash flow” at […]

By Sydney Boles

Dec 21

Energy & Environment

Judge Denies Former CEO’s Move to Liquidate Blackjewel Coal

Sydney Boles

Dec 14

Energy & Environment

Blackjewel Coal Alleges ‘Intentional, Willful’ Self-Dealing By Former CEO

Allegations of financial misconduct by Blackjewel’s former CEO have surrounded the company’s bankruptcy case since it began last July. But a December 10 court filing lays out specific allegations against ousted CEO Jeff Hoops: webs of shell companies and secret royalty schemes that allegedly enriched Hoops at the expense of coal miners, the environment, and […]

By Sydney Boles

Dec 14

Energy & Environment

Blackjewel Coal Alleges ‘Intentional, Willful’ Self-Dealing By Former CEO

Sydney Boles

Dec 2

Energy & Environment

Blackjewel Coal Moves To Liquidate, Leaving Millions Unpaid To Workers And Regulators

The convoluted bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel has hit another turn of events as the company’s former CEO moved to liquidate the company. A federal judge is considering a motion submitted last week to convert the bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. That would mean that instead of exiting bankruptcy as a new company […]

By Sydney Boles

Dec 2

Energy & Environment

Blackjewel Coal Moves To Liquidate, Leaving Millions Unpaid To Workers And Regulators

Sydney Boles