Trump axes climate reporting program, ignoring international courts and frontline communities
“There is an international responsibility here, even if the U.S. still tries to deny that there is one."
Climate and Environment
Trump’s science report on climate change is all cover and no content
The conclusion of the Energy Department’s supposedly serious study of global warming: “Eh, maybe it won’t be so bad”
Why are Trump & Kentucky such Friends of Coal!? w/Bill McKibben
We cover KY political news, including the Gov’s last shot at Pre-K, then dig into Kentucky and Trump’s fascination with coal and oil with preeminent climate author and activist Bill McKibben, in a conversation inspired and informed by his new book, “Here Comes the Sun,” out NOW!
Federal solar funding canceled as Kentuckians feel burden of summer energy costs
Another setback from the Trump administration
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
And the demand is only going to get greater, even as water becomes more scarce
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet.
Trump’s EPA proposes rollback of basis for climate change rules
Scientists and environmentalists slam decision as allowing unlimited pollution and even worse climate change
Does the House GOP have something against farmers?
Communities impacted by PFAS deserve protection, not a political gag order
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
WVa student discovers widespread microplastic pollution in Appalachian streams and fish
Every fish tested contained the particles, which can be passed up the food chain to humans
3 climate change myths aimed at making you just give up
In Kentucky, slowing global warming can be as easy as contacting your local government representative
Climate change intensified April flooding in Kentucky, according to scientific modeling
As temperatures rise so will likelihood of extreme rainfall, report predicts
KY Senate president questions fossil fuels’ role in climate change, praises Trump’s pro-coal moves
Says whether coal makes climate change worse is “open to debate”
House votes 69-26 to limit Kentucky’s regulation of water pollution
Environmental secretary warns no other state has taken such a step: ‘This is not where Kentucky needs to be the exception.’
This bill would tip scales of justice against health and safety
It also gets the Legislature all up in the courts’ business
Louisville weakens laws on lead exposure, rental registries amid pressure from state GOP
Republican Piagentini’s ordinance passes
