The full West Virginia House of Delegates will consider legislation that would allow increased water pollution via an amendment negotiated by a state manufacturing industry group. The House of ...

The vast Ohio River Basin is poised for a multi-year ecological restoration after years of industrial pollution, but only if Congress decides to fund it. Next, we report on a bid to clean up the Ohio ...

LEGISLATION WILL AFFECT YOU. 25 MILLION PEOPLE RELY ON THE OHIO RIVER FOR EVERYDAY NECESSITIES, YET IT’S THE LARGEST BODY OF WATER IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING. BUT THE OHIO ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - It's a shocking discovery for a local nonprofit dedicated to protecting the Ohio River. Thieves broke in and took off with a boat, while causing a whole lot more damage. “I reached ...

This story was updated to include additional information. The long-neglected Ohio River could soon see dedicated federal funding for its restoration and protection — support already granted to the ...

Water utilities far down the Ohio River from Chemours’ West Virginia plant are alarmed by its PFAS discharges. Will EPA step up? A West Virginia chemical plant widely known for its discharge of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Despite the Ohio River's vital role in Kentucky's economy, it has never received federal funding. More than 25 million people in the region depend on the Ohio River for their ...

A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company's Washington Works ...

charleston — For more than five years, the Chemours Chemical Company in Wood County has discharged unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River. West Virginia environmentalists want ...

“Compliance may be expensive and burdensome, but it is possible,” the judge said in mandating an immediate reduction in Chemour’s pollution. Chemical giant Chemours must stop spewing large amounts of ...

Participants in the annual Great Ohio River Swim in 2022. The annual Great Ohio River Swim is scheduled for this Sunday, with up to 250 people expected to swim from the Cincinnati bank to Kentucky and ...

Let’s look back on 2025’s big stories on health and the environment from the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.