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Living in Louisville, I've witnessed mass pollution emanating from our industrial areas and the broader linear economy. We've experienced intense ice storms, tornadoes, and flash floods. Even walking downtown, you feel the harm of the urban heat island effect.

In recent years, I've experienced all these events multiple times, when before, living through them was almost unimaginable

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Louisville is home to the UPS hub, which generates a significant amount of greenhouse gases. Kentucky is also a large source of coal, and mining contributes to harmful nitrogen emissions.

The Ohio River is plagued by ongoing pollution, primarily due to the discharge of barges, sewage waste, agricultural runoff, and urban pollution. Its murky brown waters remind us of the harm our city inflicts on natural ecosystems.

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Sustain Louisville is Louisville's first sustainability plan, working to combine health and equity into all city initiatives.

The plan focuses on policies concerning these topics to improve Louisville's large-scale Environmental impact.

Energy

Environment

Transportation

Economy

Community

City engagement

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Implemented by the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board to address the amount of air pollution produced by large-scale industrial and commercial operations. The STAR program identifies all toxic air components and provides a model for corporations to follow, which helps mitigate emissions.

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Home on the Ohio River

Sustain Louisville | LouisvilleKY.gov

The Decline of Kentucky’s Coal Industry Has Produced Hundreds of Safety and Environmental Violations at Strip Mines - Inside Climate News

How the STAR Program Works | LouisvilleKY.gov