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Louisville's protections against childhood lead poisoning were eroded by the Metro Council last night — along with some other protections for tenants — amid pressure from Republicans in the state legislature. With @eleanormccrary.bsky.social: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

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President Trump said yesterday that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is aiming to cut 65% of the agency’s workforce. Read more in this morning’s climate briefing.

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I wrote this in the early stages of a medicine-resistant migraine, so please read it. ____ If the 31 sponsors of House Bill 16 are successful, Kentucky will let local water systems’ governing bodies decide whether or not to have fluoridated water. kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/20/w...

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The Ohio River is swollen in Louisville right now, but this isn't even close to a record flood for the city. How does this week's crest measure up to history? www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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Kentucky's top environmental official said a fast-moving bill to drastically weaken water pollution regulations "is overly broad and applies a machete to an issue that needs a scalpel, at a cost to Kentuckians." The latest on SB 89: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

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Under pressure from state GOP, Metro Council considers loosening lead paint protections From me and @connorgiffin.bsky.social. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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In Daniel Boone National Forest, NFFE tells me a large portion of U.S. Forest Service staff received probation notices — indicating risk of immediate termination — amid the Trump administration's blitz to cut the size of the federal government. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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Kentucky's largest utility asked Trump's EPA to retreat on two areas of Biden-era regulation: coal ash contamination and greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Advocates call it "a cynical and calculated effort to continue avoiding accountability." www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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A creek near Louisville turned red yesterday, as nearby residents reported an intense chemical smell in the area. Officials are investigating. Here's what we know so far: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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The American Climate Corps is over. What even was it? Biden's green jobs program was never what it seemed. Now it's shutting down before Trump takes office. grist.org/politics/ame... #Biden #ClimateCorps

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Lead is a neurotoxin, especially damaging to the developing brain of young children. It targets cognitive development, decision-making ability, memory, learning and behavior. Brian Guinn, a University of Louisville epidemiology professor, called HB 173 “a direct assault on childhood health.”

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A Kentucky Republican is proposing new limits on Louisville’s ability to regulate rental housing and landlords — seeking to eliminate local policies designed to protect children from lead poisoning in rental properties. From @eleanormccrary.bsky.social + me: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

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The PSC gave a big thumbs up to solar farm projects in Fayette County (384 acres, 40 mW) and Marion County (635 acres, 96 mW) yesterday. Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton was an opponent of the plan. www.kentucky.com/news/local/a...

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I wrote about Louisville's library system, what people are reading, how we compare to other cities and how @lfpl.bsky.social is adjusting to ongoing, profound changes in how people seek information. Story (and charts!) here: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...

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Bird flu detected in #Kentucky amid national outbreak Snow geese infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza have been found in the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area in Henderson County, Kentucky's Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources confirms: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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A big day for the #OhioRiver: @repmcgarvey.bsky.social is announcing a bill to create an EPA program office dedicated to restoration + protection of the Ohio. The Ohio River, McGarvey says, is the largest U.S. waterbody without dedicated federal funds. Story: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

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A #Louisville ordinance addressing lead paint in rental housing takes effect this month, marking "a giant step" in the city's effort to prevent childhood lead poisoning cases before they happen. Story: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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It's getting harder for the houseless in Kentucky, but a group of housing advocates are offering a different path forward. Two years ago the group took over an aging hotel to provide unhoused people the stability to find permanent housing. www.lpm.org/news/2024-12...

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We're not going shopping today, are we. So we might as well go for a walk in the trees. And while we are there, we might as well learn about them and even hug a few. The big chinkapin oak is known as "The Great God Tree."

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I wrote about the "mind-boggling" number of tires littering #Kentucky waterways + the "river cowboys" working to clean them up. Kentucky's programs to address waste tire handling and proper disposal aren't keeping up with the problem, advocates say. Story: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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A week before the industrial explosion in Clifton, I attended a community meeting in Parkland about another #Louisville plant bordered by residential areas, with a history of fires + emission issues. "Anderson Wood is a disaster waiting to happen," one advocate said.

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From @connorgiffin.bsky.social & McCreary: Louisville stood by as thousands of kids were poisoned by lead paint. Is hope on the horizon?

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Louisville's sprawl to the east, driven partly by its gaping housing shortage, has sparked a race for land between developers and land trusts. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

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This Billion-Dollar Plan to Save Salmon Depends on a Giant Fish Vacuum Many endorse opening dams and letting fish coast the natural current as the best way to avoid extinction. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has other ideas.

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For the first time, the Ohio River Way has an executive director in Mark Noll. Now, he must figure out how to steer public perception of the Ohio — a longtime industrial corridor with a reputation to match — toward one of reverence and restoration.

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Wrote this more than 3 years ago and it was a warning about #forests. Seems even more timely after this summer. insideclimatenews.org/news/2504202...

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UAW hits Ford with a surprise strike of 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

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