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Fighting Pollution and Apathy on the Lower Ohio: It’s Not Easy Being a Southern Indiana Waterkeeper

Jeff Brooks-Gillies·December 5, 2019

In Indiana, where the Ohio River heads for the Mississippi, one activist is trying to convince Red State residents that protecting the Ohio is important.

Good River Water

Good River Series Celebrates the Ohio

Kara Holsopple·November 25, 2019

A new collaboration of Ohio Valley newsrooms reports on the environment, economy and culture of the Ohio River. Find out what we'll be covering.

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Tracing Water, Memory and Change Through Black Experiences Along and Near Route 65

Njaimeh Njie·November 21, 2019

Like the rivers, Route 65 is a sort of connective tissue, linking people and places across the region. Black residents living in communities along the roadway describe where they live and their experiences, in the context of their connections to water.

Culture Environmental Justice Good River Water

Appalachia’s Strip-Mined Mountains Face a Growing Climate Risk: Flooding

James Bruggers·November 21, 2019

A new analysis of satellite imagery shows how a section of West Virginia with the most strip-mine damage from the coal industry is also the most susceptible to increased streamflow.

Climate Change Energy Water

The Water is Cleaner but the Politics Are Messier: A Look Back at the Clean Water Act in the Ohio

Lucia Walinchus·November 14, 2019

The biggest difference between now and before the Clean Water Act is that citizens who have grown up with it have come to expect clean water, and they aren’t happy when the river gets polluted.

Good River Politics Pollution Water

‘That’s Vinegar:’ The Ohio River’s History of Contamination and Progress Made

April Johnston·November 14, 2019

From mine drainage to contaminated drinking water, the Ohio River watershed has its problems but also its champions.

Good River History Pollution Water

Neville Island Residents Could Have Been Drinking PFAS-Contaminated Water for a Month

PublicSource·November 8, 2019

As much as 600 gallons of firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals could have gotten into the drinking water.

Hazardous to Your Health Health Water

‘Mighty’ Etna: The Greening of a Blue-Collar River Town

Lou Blouin·November 8, 2019

When a flood devastated the river town of Etna in 2004, the community set in motion a radical plan to cope with its stormwater problems using green infrastructure.

Our Three Rivers Water

How Much Plastic Waste is Ending up in Rivers? This Penn State Researcher Wants to Know.

Julie Grant·November 1, 2019

Sherri Mason is calling on Coke, Pepsi and others to take responsibility for their plastic waste.

Pollution Water

New Report Finds Chemicals of Concern in Local Drinking Water

Kara Holsopple·November 1, 2019

The report analyzed 32 million state water records from public drinking water systems across the country. Just add a zip code to find your community.

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