Environment

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently announced the state is partnering with Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania to support the buildout of hydrogen infrastructure across Appalachia.

Logan Sizemore, 16, will be one of the youngest elected officials ever in the state when he takes office in January.

Improving your energy efficiency is one of the simplest ways to reduce your carbon footprint and save money on utilities. WFPL’s Ryan Van Velzer reports one local climate action group is helping a church save thousands, and plans to help other local nonprofits serving primarily Louisville’s Black and Brown communities in 2023.

The urban design team at the University of Louisville’s Envirome Institute has plans to transform a downtown park into a “microforest.” The team aspires to make it a small urban oasis.

Christmas has come and gone, but the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources wants your Christmas tree to create fish habitats. Here's how you can donate your tree to end up in one of 19 lakes across the state.

After a successful first year in which almost 100 families and businesses agreed to solarize their property, Louisville Metro is planning to renew its solar energy campaign next year.

A winter storm is expected to blow into Louisville late Thursday night bringing arctic air and strong winds.

Across the country, more than a third of wildlife species face an elevated risk of extinction. Now Kentucky environmentalists are pushing Congress to include funding to protect at-risk animals in this year’s spending package.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied the $2.6 billion dollar sale of Kentucky Power to Liberty Utilities. One commissioner says it’s only the fifth out of nearly 2,000 applications to be denied in the last 10 years.

The company DuPont Specialty Products has agreed to pay a $7,500 fine for leaking nearly 60,000 pounds of chemicals in the Rubbertown area of west Louisville.