Environment Reporter
I cover the environment, and how it relates to health and energy issues for WFPL, Louisville's public radio station. Before moving to Louisville, I covered environment and state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, based in Charleston, W.Va. I have a bachelor degree in psychology from Carleton College and a master's of science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
All of the major factories in Louisville's Rubbertown area have permits governing how much they can emit. But when residents report unpleasant smells, it’s hard to know where they’re coming from and whether a factory is violating its permit.
Sharrona Rembert didn't consider the smells she would encounter when renting her new house several months ago, but that is all she notices now.
Nearly eight years after Louisville, Kentucky's revolutionary program to reduce toxins in the air was officially implemented, resident Trish Lee still feels the pollution in her own backyard.
Across the country, power plants spew mercury into the air, but it’s hard to make the case for stricter pollution limits without referencing the devastating effects heavy metals have on human health.
