Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District officials estimate 4.1 million gallons of sewage spilled into the Ohio River early Monday. MSD Senior Engineer Brian Bingham told the Courier-Journal that a gate malfunctioned Sunday night at a pumping station ...

Kentucky State University in Frankfort is expanding its aquatic research capabilities to the nearby Kentucky River. KSU's regents have approved the use of federal funds to purchase a $320,000 dollar floating laboratory.

Representatives of the coal industry, environmental groups, religious organizations and others gathered at Louisville's Seelbach Hotel Tuesday for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency public hearing on the proposed federal regulation of coal ash. ...

Water contamination at coal ash sites appears to be worse and more widespread than thought.

entucky state government will continue a $200,000 contract it has with a Washington consultant on climate change. Last week, a legislative oversight panel rejected the contract because many members fear the consulting firm is biased against the coal i...

We revisit a two-part series on the experiment. First up, tour an Ohio River Valley power plant that's flipped the switch on a world first in carbon capture and storage - a practice some say is key to slowing the pace of global warming.

Bullit County, Kentucky forest owner, Dr. Greg Kuhns, is better off than some forest owners – he doesn’t have to consider selling the land. But that hasn’t stopped people from expressing an interest in his property, or the encroaching development.