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Louisville’s plan to combat urban heat could take a century at its current pace
Louisville Metro’s Cool Roof Incentive program and urban tree planting efforts are the city’s best strategies for combating the rapidly growing urban heat island, but they’re not moving fast enough.
Louisville earns $7M grant for electric TARC buses
Louisville's public transit system has been awarded $7.4 million by the Federal Transit Administration to buy zero-emission buses and expansive charging infrastructure, TARC and Louisville Metro leaders announced on Wednesday.
Colorado wildfires: More than 30,000 people ordered evacuated
Residents of several municipalities in Boulder County were forced to flee. Hundreds of homes, a shopping center and a hotel burned as gusts reached 110 m.p.h.
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Louisville Chemours plant plans to curb climate super pollutants
A Louisville chemical plant that emits extremely potent greenhouse gases has applied for a permit to build new equipment to reduce its carbon footprint.
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Ohio Valley mayors aim for a green recovery amid coronavirus and climate change
President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, but these Ohio Valley mayors are still in with green plans.
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A disastrous disconnect
Kentucky is among the states blocking climate action. As weather gets more extreme, its residents — and U.S. taxpayers — are paying a price.
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UPS orders 125 Tesla big-rig electric trucks
Published reports put the cost of the trucks at $150,000 to $200,000 each and say the UPS order is the largest to date.
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