Erica Peterson (KPR)
Kentucky Public Radio CorrespondentErica Peterson is a reporter and Kentucky Public Radio correspondent based out of WFPL in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Congress is enacting a little-used provision this week to turn back Obama-era regulations on coal mining near streams. The House of Representatives is…
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Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet has finalized a controversial plan to let the state’s utilities virtually self-regulate the storing of hazardous…
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This is a story about a virus that infects a fungus.The fungus causes white-nose syndrome — a disease that’s affecting bats in 29 states, including…
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Residents of Kentucky’s coal counties are holding out hope that next year will bring the passage of the RECLAIM Act — legislation meant to free a billion…
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With no changes to greenhouse gas emissions, people living across the United States can expect a marked increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme…
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The proposed conversion of a natural gas pipeline across Kentucky is moving forward.Friday is the final day to comment on a draft environmental assessment…
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Officials with the U.S. Green Building Council are hoping to certify several new sites in Kentucky in the coming months. But rather than bestow the…
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Louisville will be getting up to 10 more public electric vehicle charging stations.Monday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved a plan to let…
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State regulators have told an Eastern Kentucky coal mine to immediately cease operations after a pond overflow released iron-laced water into a stream…
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Nearly $70 million in federal funds is now available for coal mining communities across the country. The Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S.…