Nov 18 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In America Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation Communities across the Ohio Valley are among an estimated 2 million Americans that do not have consistent access to clean drinking water and basic indoor plumbing, according to a report published Monday by two nonprofits, DigDeep and the US Water Alliance. The report titled, “Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States,” synthesized data […] By Brittany Patterson Nov 18 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In America Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation Brittany Patterson
Nov 14 Energy & Environment ‘That’s Vinegar’: The Ohio River’s History Of Contamination And Progress In 1958, researchers from the University of Louisville and the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission gathered at a lock on the Monongahela River for routine collecting, counting and comparing of fish species. At the time, the best way to accomplish this was what’s called lock chamber sampling, or filling a 350-by-56-foot lock with river […] By April Johnston Nov 14 Energy & Environment ‘That’s Vinegar’: The Ohio River’s History Of Contamination And Progress April Johnston
Nov 14 Energy & Environment The water is cleaner but the politics are messier: A look back at the Clean Water Act movement after 50 years In June 1969, a Time Magazine article garnered national attention when it brought to light the water quality conditions in Ohio: a river had literally caught fire. Oil-soaked debris ignited after sparks, likely from a passing train, set the slick ablaze. Local media actually didn’t spend much time reporting on the fire. This was, after […] By Lucia Walinchus Nov 14 Energy & Environment The water is cleaner but the politics are messier: A look back at the Clean Water Act movement after 50 years Lucia Walinchus
Nov 14 Energy & Environment Paddling 300 miles to protect the waters of Ohi:yo’, the ‘good river’ For degawëno:da’s, paddling the length of the Allegheny River over the course of four months this year was to be a “witness to the raw element of the natural world.” The roughly 300-mile trip began on May 18 at the river’s headwaters near Coudersport, Pa., and ended on Sept. 21 by the Point State Park […] By Ryan Loew Nov 14 Energy & Environment Paddling 300 miles to protect the waters of Ohi:yo’, the ‘good river’ Ryan Loew
Nov 8 Energy & Environment Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town Devin Mefford is sitting in the squat metal buggy of a modified mantrip, the train-like shuttle coal miners use to travel underground. Mefford is dressed for work, in a hardhat and a navy shirt and pants with lime green reflective stripes. It’s a uniform his father and grandfather — both Kentucky coal miners — would […] By Brittany Patterson Nov 8 Energy & Environment Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town Brittany Patterson
Nov 4 Energy & Environment EPA Proposes Changes To Federal Coal Ash, Wastewater Rules Federal environmental regulators released proposed changes to two rules related to the disposal of coal ash and wastewater from coal-fired power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced its third round of changes to its 2015 rule regulating coal ash. Coal ash is one of the largest waste streams in the country and […] By Brittany Patterson Nov 4 Energy & Environment EPA Proposes Changes To Federal Coal Ash, Wastewater Rules Brittany Patterson
Nov 1 Energy & Environment Murray Energy’s Bankruptcy Could Bring Collapse Of Coal Miners’ Pensions The recent bankruptcy of Ohio Valley coal giant Murray Energy has renewed fears about the already shaky financial foundations of the pension plan that tens of thousands of miners and their families depend upon. The seismic collapse of yet another coal employer has lawmakers from the region renewing their push to fix the United Mine […] By Becca Schimmel Nov 1 Energy & Environment Murray Energy’s Bankruptcy Could Bring Collapse Of Coal Miners’ Pensions Becca Schimmel
Nov 1 Energy & Environment Text Good River: Our reporters want to hear your Ohio River stories and concerns Text “OHIO” to 859-208-2408 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative. Ohio Valley ReSource 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 five million people, and it’s a thoroughfare of business, supporting jobs […] By Alexandra Kanik Nov 1 Energy & Environment Text Good River: Our reporters want to hear your Ohio River stories and concerns Alexandra Kanik
Oct 29 Energy & Environment Ohio-Based Coal Giant Murray Energy Declares Bankruptcy Murray Energy Corp., the largest underground coal mining company in America with a substantial footprint across the Ohio Valley, has filed for bankruptcy protection. “Although a bankruptcy filing is not an easy decision, it became necessary to access liquidity and best position Murray Energy and its affiliates for the future of our employees and customers […] By Brittany Patterson Oct 29 Energy & Environment Ohio-Based Coal Giant Murray Energy Declares Bankruptcy Brittany Patterson