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EPA extends comment period for power plant rule
The Environmental Protection Agency extended the comment period until Dec. 1 for its proposed rule requiring existing power plants to reduce carbon emissions. The 45-day extension will give the public...
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Jeffersonville residents could face legal action for not connecting to sewers
Jeffersonville officials are considering legal action against residents who have failed to connect to the city's sewer system. Officials say more than 60 households, mostly in an annexed area, have...
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Do voters want regulators to be tougher on businesses?
Business owners may think government is imposing excessive regulatory burdens on them, but that view isn’t shared by most voters. At least that’s the finding of a survey released by the Coalition for...
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SBA's Office of Advocacy urges EPA to withdraw controversial 'Waters' rule
The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy urged the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed “ Waters of the United States” rule, a regulation that businesses contend would...
View ArticleMove Louisville to guide city’s transportation choices
What if you could drop your kids off at school, get to work, shop for dinner and never get in your car? Today that is not possible for most people in Louisville. The reality is you need a car to get...
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OSHA seeks new approach to hazardous chemicals
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to overhaul its approach to reducing workplace exposure to hazardous chemicals — and the agency is asking for your help. For the next six months,...
View ArticleFast 50: Hughes Environmental Inc.
Hughes Environmental Inc. 4720 Pinewood Road • Louisville, Ky. 40218 • 502-231-3165 President: Craig Rutledge Chief operating officer: Chuck Cooper Founded locally: 2005 Employees: 25 Website:...
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Louisville is ideal location for agricultural venture capital
Eleven agriculture-based startups pitched their companies at ReSurfaced in Louisville Thursday night in hopes of winning $50,000 to support their innovative ideas. Village Capital hosted the venture...
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This might bug you: Check out the latest critical food code violations in...
A restaurant's letter grade can be a comfort or a deterrent for patrons. So starting today, Business First will publish quarterly updates on critical food code violations in Louisville for...
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Louisville nonprofit to host hack-a-thon to have inventors help develop clean...
Calling all hackers and creators. WaterStep, a Louisville-based nonprofit organization that designs water purification services and offers training to fight waterborne illnesses, has partnered with GE...
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EPA: Record Hyundai, Kia fine shows it can enforce greenhouse gas rules
Hyundai and Kia agreed to pay around $350 million to settle allegations that they sold 1.2 million vehicles that emit more greenhouse gases than they certified to the Environmental Protection Agency....
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Louisville company had history of improper tire storage before Monday fire
Liberty Tire Recycling's operation off Dixie Highway has not been in compliance with Kentucky's tire storage laws since June 6, according to WFPL-FM. A fire broke out at the Bohannon Avenue facility on...
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Butchertown slaughterhouse says city's odor enforcement methods don't pass...
When it comes to regulating odors at Butchertown's JBS Swift slaughterhouse, Louisville's Air Pollution Control District has long relied on the human nose — those of its field inspectors. But now the...
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What Republican control of Senate would mean for business
There's a good chance Republicans will win control of the Senate Tuesday. What would that mean for business? A lot depends on if Republicans want to use control of both the House and Senate to enact...
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Has big business hijacked regulatory reviews meant for small business?
God forbid that trade associations speak up for small businesses. Trade associations play a major role in the review panels set up by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and...
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House approves Keystone XL pipeline; Senate to follow - now will it be built?
The House voted once again Friday to approve the Keystone XL pipeline; that's meaningful only because this time, the Senate will pass the legislation as well. That's because there's a job at stake here...
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Keystone XL pipeline falls one vote short in the Senate
Legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline fell one vote short of getting the 60 votes it needed to pass the Senate Tuesday, leaving the future of this project in the Obama administration's hands....
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Decline in state motor fuels tax will cost millions, could delay projects
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said Wednesday that the state's gas tax on gasoline, diesel and ethanol sales will fall 4.3 cents per gallon by New Year's Day, to 21.2 cents per gallon from 25.5...
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Why climate change deniers are thrilled with a new Purdue University study
Maybe climate change deniers aren't so stupid after all — a Purdue University study found that only 50 percent of the scientists it surveyed think climate change is occurring and is caused mostly by...
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Up to Speed: Activist investors stepping up their game (Video)
Some would rightly say that the CEO or chairman of a company is the most influential person at that company, but more and more, if one wants to wield influence, there's an even better title: Activist...
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