Over recent decades, organized volunteers have worked to wrangle a dizzying number of tires from Kentucky’s rivers and streams. In some watersheds, groups report recovering thousands per year.

on Friday, April 4, 2025. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com With the ground soaked in much of Kentucky, rivers and streams full or already overflowing after days of heavy rainfall ...

Michael Graham Richard is a writer from Ottawa, Ontario. He worked for Treehugger for 11 years, covering science, technology, and transportation. A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...