Tag: Kentucky
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A crisis in Kentucky shows the high cost of clean drinking water
Photo: Junior Hunt, left, and Bobby Fletcher pick up donated water in Huntleyville, Ky., to share with Martin County residents. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) April 16 2019 LOVELY, Ky. — When the well water here turned brown and started tasting salty, Heather Blevins’s parents hooked their property on Dead Man’s Curve into the municipal…
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Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt
Seasonal spikes of atrazine–a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses–contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of the Midwest and beyond, according to an analysis of federal records by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data show that in some Corn Belt communities, atrazine levels can spike three…
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‘You Just Don’t Touch That Tap Water Unless Absolutely Necessary’
Rockcastle Creek flows past residential homes and businesses along Route 3 in the town of Inez, the county seat of Martin County, Ky. A giant coal sludge spill in October 2000 contaminated the county’s rivers for miles, and locals still don’t trust the water. Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR Aleigha Sloan can’t remember ever drinking a…
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Farmers Face Tough Choice On Controversial Weedkiller
Photo: Farmers attend Dicamba training in Cadiz, Kentucky. Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource Jeff McGrew stood in line with about 30 other west Kentucky farmers awaiting certification that they’ve been trained to apply the herbicide Dicamba. The two hour session explained the Environmental Protection Agency’s new restrictions on use of the controversial herbicide. The…
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These striking photos show the extent of Midwest flooding
Photo: The Joe’s Crab Shack in Louisville, Kentucky, sits surrounded by water along the Ohio River. (CNN) Heavy rains across much of the central United States have caused intense flooding and left at least three people dead. These striking photos from the Midwest show the extent of the floodwaters, which have consumed cars and buildings…
