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Louisville planners are updating development rules around Floyds Fork, a winding waterway that travels through eastern Jefferson County. The latest proposed regulations, which were due more than a year ago, have drawn criticism from some environmentalists.

Local environmentalists are concerned about projects near Floyds Fork, which they argue contribute to erosion and poor water quality.

River Heritage Conservancy wants to remove a low-head dam in Silver Creek to improve safety for a paddling “blueway.”

The newest version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, dubbed the American Rescue Plan, is nearing final approval by the House before going to…

In areas affected by extraction industries, many wells are now running dry or showing unsafe levels of contaminants like arsenic and lead.

Drawn by low-priced shale gas, the petrochemical industry is increasingly eyeing the Ohio River Valley as a manufacturing corridor.

New Albany resident Jason Flickner is an environmental advocate who doesn’t see many career opportunities in this part of the country.

For activist degawëno:da’s, paddling the length of the Allegheny River was to be a “witness to the raw element of the natural world.”

Federal regulators have released proposed changes to two rules related to the disposal of coal ash and wastewater from coal plants.

Kentucky American Water had to shut down its water treatment plant in Owen County to avoid contamination from pollution caused by the Jim Beam warehouse fire.