Oct 13 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Amid Coronavirus And Climate Change When newly elected President Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, he said, “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.” The goal of the landmark Paris Agreement, which was signed in 2015 by 189 parties, is to limit […] By Sydney Boles Oct 13 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Amid Coronavirus And Climate Change Sydney Boles
Jan 27 Energy & Environment After Deadly Floods, West Virginia Created A Resiliency Office. It’s Barely Functioning. The rain came hard and fast early on the morning of June 23, 2016. By 2 p.m., water was knee deep in Bill Bell’s appliance store on Main Street in Rainelle, a small town on the western edge of Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Bell began elevating the washing machines and dishwashers, thinking that would be […] By Brittany Patterson Jan 27 Energy & Environment After Deadly Floods, West Virginia Created A Resiliency Office. It’s Barely Functioning. Brittany Patterson
Dec 19 Infrastructure Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River When 78-year-old Jim Casto looks at the towering floodwalls that line downtown Huntington, West Virginia, he sees a dark history of generations past. The longtime journalist and local historian is short in stature, yet tall in neighborhood tales. On Casto’s hand shines a solid gold ring, signifying his more than 40 years of reporting at […] By Liam Niemeyer Dec 19 Infrastructure Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River Liam Niemeyer
Oct 28 Energy & Environment Disastrous Disconnect: Coal, Climate And Catastrophe In Kentucky This story is part of a series about the insufficient protections for vulnerable people as natural disasters worsen in a warming climate. The Center for Public Integrity and four partners – the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, High Country News, Ohio Valley ReSource and StateImpact Oklahoma – are contributing stories. REGINA, Ky. — Todd Bentley stepped onto his […] By Rachel Leven and Zach Goldstein Oct 28 Energy & Environment Disastrous Disconnect: Coal, Climate And Catastrophe In Kentucky Rachel Leven and Zach Goldstein
Nov 2 Energy & Environment KY Coal Mine That Belonged To WV Governor Causes Damaging Floods Again The rain started around 10:30 p.m. By midnight, the creek in front of Elvis and Laura Thackers’ house had swelled to a mighty flood, uprooting trees, moving boulders and surging right up to the couple’s front steps. The Thackers decided to abandon their home. But when they got into their Jeep, they found the flood […] By Sydney Boles Nov 2 Energy & Environment KY Coal Mine That Belonged To WV Governor Causes Damaging Floods Again Sydney Boles
Dec 29 Energy & Environment Analysis Shows Toxic Sites In Flood Zone The Ohio Valley has long been home to some of the dirtiest industries in the nation. Coal, plastics, and chemical plants and their waste sites dot our river valleys. Even those no longer operational leave their legacy in the soil and water. Distler Farm sits on the outskirts of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Its […] By Alexandra Kanik Dec 29 Energy & Environment Analysis Shows Toxic Sites In Flood Zone Alexandra Kanik
Sep 22 Energy & Environment The New Normal: Super Storms Highlight Importance Of Disaster Planning Harvey. Irma. Maria. The hurricane season’s super-charged storms have highlighted the importance of disaster planning, and the aftermath offers a fresh lesson in just how long and difficult recovery can be. Communities in the Ohio Valley, some still recovering from flash floods themselves, are looking at ways to prepare for what emergency management professionals warn […] By Glynis Board Sep 22 Energy & Environment The New Normal: Super Storms Highlight Importance Of Disaster Planning Glynis Board
Jul 22 Energy & Environment The Flood Next Time: Warming Raises The Risk Of Disaster People in West Virginia are still recovering from floods that tore through communities like vengeful gods. When you look at the pictures and videos of the June flood – thick, brown, furious, unrelenting – it’s not hard to imagine how our ancestors believed supernatural beings were behind the devastation. Today, of course, we have better […] By Glynis Board Jul 22 Energy & Environment The Flood Next Time: Warming Raises The Risk Of Disaster Glynis Board