Feb 24 Agriculture 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 Agriculture Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland Liam Niemeyer
Feb 19 Agriculture 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 Agriculture Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future Liam Niemeyer
Jan 22 Coronavirus 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 Coronavirus Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley? Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson
Jun 28 Economy My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb Joe Oliver and Tony Brown peered into the dark crawl space beneath a Letcher County, Kentucky, home. Already, they could see problems. The crawl space had been blocked off with just a thin sheet of plywood; the posts supporting the house rested on uneven blobs of poured concrete; the whole place reeked of mold. A […] By Sydney Boles Jun 28 Economy My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb Sydney Boles
Mar 13 Economy Toyota Driving Demand For Solar Power In Ohio Valley Automaker Toyota is planning to announce a major investment in solar and other renewable energy in Appalachia and the Southeastern U.S. The plan includes a massive new solar facility on an old surface coal mine property in Kentucky. Sources close to the deal tell the Ohio Valley Resource that the Kentucky site is part of […] By Sydney Boles Mar 13 Economy Toyota Driving Demand For Solar Power In Ohio Valley Sydney Boles
Nov 16 Energy & Environment Shading Out Solar: State Policies In Ohio Valley Dim Future Of Energy Jobs When Jennie and Brian Kahly decided to move to a 150-acre family farm in West Virginia’s Preston County, they thought a lot about what type of farmers they wanted to be. “We went ahead and made a list of values, and one of those values was to minimize our fossil fuel use,” Jennie said. “That […] By Brittany Patterson Nov 16 Energy & Environment Shading Out Solar: State Policies In Ohio Valley Dim Future Of Energy Jobs Brittany Patterson
May 18 Energy & Environment Shine A Light: Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs Far from the ocean and Puerto Rico’s famous beaches, narrow roads wind into mountains not unlike the country roads of our home, West Virginia. After hours of driving we reach a rural community in the island’s center called Tetuan Tres. Like so many places in rural Appalachia, you don’t come here accidentally. We’ve come to […] By Glynis Board and Rebecca Kiger May 18 Energy & Environment Shine A Light: Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs Glynis Board and Rebecca Kiger
Mar 9 Energy & Environment Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch Arlie Boggs Elementary sits between Kentucky’s two tallest mountains in a remote area that once had a booming coal economy. Ten years ago there were over a thousand coal miners employed here in Letcher county. Today, there are just 28. “We were left with many unemployed miners,” eighth-grader Nicholas Sturgill said as he and two […] By Benny Becker Mar 9 Energy & Environment Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch Benny Becker