Former Massey Foreman Pleads Guilty in Case Stemming From Upper Big Branch

Posted on Apr 14 2011
The first guilty plea has been entered in the federal criminal case that was launched after last year’s...

KSU Plans Floating Lab On Kentucky River

Posted on Oct 24 2010
Kentucky State University in Frankfort is expanding its aquatic research capabilities to the nearby Kentucky...

Once Endangered, Tennessee Coneflower Recovers

Posted on Aug 12 2010
And now, for something completely different. Good environmental news! Well, it’s not always bad,...

Kentucky School Energy Costs Up 100% Since 2000

Posted on Aug 11 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says school buildings that earn its Energy Star rating perform...

Talking Dirt With a MacArthur “Genius”

Posted on Aug 10 2010
Pioneering an urban garden, or contemplating it?  If you happen to be in Louisville, KY this Saturday,...

Hurricanes, Climate Change, and You

Posted on Aug 05 2010
On Sunday,  September 14, 2008, I was sitting in my study, looking out the bay window which, on the...

Scrutiny Heating Up on Natural Gas Drilling

Posted on Aug 03 2010
Marcellus formation (Photo credit: Swarthmore College) The Marcellus Shale, a natural gas formation underlying...

Some (Won’t) Like It (So) Hot

Posted on Jun 29 2010
Ever noticed the country can feel a little cooler than the city?  Well, you’re right. “Warming...

Climate Change Skeptics Aren’t the Experts

Posted on Jun 22 2010
In a paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, authors William R....

New Technology Could Lower Air Conditioning Bills

Posted on Jun 21 2010
Surviving the heat wave?  Air con cranked up to the limit? Temperatures in the 90s along with soupy...