Tag: Ohio River
![1973 photo of styrene flowing into a creek that fed the Ohio River. ORSANCO was formed to deal with this sort of pollution. (from National Archives at College Park [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons)](https://forwardky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/OhioRiverPollution.jpg "Kentuckians challenge ORSANCO to defend Ohio River quality standards")
Kentuckians challenge ORSANCO to defend Ohio River quality standards
ORSANCO is expected to vote this week on the future of water-quality standards that impact nearly two-thirds of Kentucky's waterways.
Ohio River may lose its regional water quality standards, vote suggests
An eight-state commission that oversees water quality along the Ohio River, the drinking water source for 5 million people, appears ready to strip itself...
Ohio River regulatory commission to vote on not regulating
Utilities and other industries are pressing a regional commission to end its role in restricting the dumping of toxic wastewater into the Ohio River.
Cartoon: A Mercury Halloween
Say you like going Trick-or-Treat? Aaron Smith shows us a Halloween gift from ORSANCO that may not be quite what you bargained for:
ORSANCO Delivers a Mercury Trick, But It’s No Treat
I hate writing about regulatory issues, sometimes. They're often complicated and arcane, hard to explain and full of competing interests, many of which may...
