Eastern Kentucky was devastated by flooding in late July. “I honestly don’t think this area has seen anything like this, at least, in recorded history.” It can expect more in a warming world.
Twenty locations along the river including Pa. will be sampled for this group of "forever chemicals" associated with reproductive problems, liver, kidney and thyroid disease, and cancer.
The vote will not impact the majority of the eight member states, including Pennsylvania, that had already adopted the Ohio River standards. Ohio and Illinois have not.
Ryan Van Velzer is currently an energy and environment reporter for WFPL (89.3) in St. Louis and he has worked as an environmental reporter for The Arizona Republic, The Associated Press and The South Florida Sun Sentinel in addition to working as a travel reporter in Central America and Southeast Asia.
