- Winds of Change?
Wind energy is growing by leaps and bounds in Indiana. Now, two schools in Union City are getting in on the action.
- Toxic Algae Sickens Ohio Lakes…and People
Harmful algal blooms are getting worse because of agricultural run-off and, possibly, global warming.
- One More Bank Will Limit Mountaintop Mine Funding
Top banks are cutting funding to mountaintop removal coal mining projects.
- Once Endangered, Tennessee Coneflower Recovers
The Tennessee Coneflower, a species of echinacea, has been on the Endangered Species List for more than 30 years. Today, it's coming off.
- Talking Dirt With a MacArthur “Genius”
Get the dirt on your dirt, and hear from Growing Power's Will Allen and Louisville's Gary Heine.
- Hurricanes, Climate Change, and You
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there's a 90% chance that this season's Atlantic hurricane activity will be "above normal." And while Ohio River Valley residents don't live on our nation's coasts, we've seen our share - and could see more - of the deadly aftermath of tropical storms.
- Scrutiny Heating Up on Natural Gas Drilling
The environmental heat is on natural gas drilling in the northeastern Ohio River basin's Marcellus Shale formation. A new investigation shows drillers racked up nearly 1500 environmental violations in two and a half years.
- Beware of Bears this Weekend, But Not These
While you're out camping this weekend, hope you find a park ranger as inspired as this one.
- Happy 4th, Green Patriots. Come forth!
The idea behind "Green Patriot" is to create posters that tap into the ethos of World War II: posters that asked citizens to conserve fuel by traveling less and wearing sweaters indoors, plant victory gardens, recycle, and reuse.
- Some (Won’t) Like It (So) Hot
Global warming combined with urbanization could make the "urban heat island" effect worse, and increase the disparity between night time extreme heat between city and country. So should we all move back to the country? Not necessarily.

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