Sustainability Now! | Ryan Van Velzer | Corporate Responsibility & Climate Change | PFAS | 12-13-21

Community Radio meets Public Radio on this week’s Sustainability Now! as your host, Justin Mog, sits down with Ryan Van Velzer, WFPL's Energy & Environment Reporter, for a conversation about Brown-Forman, bourbon, LG&E/KU, corporate sustainability, and corporate climate goals. We also dive into Ryan’s reporting on the impact of PFAS “forever chemicals” on Kentucky. Check out Ryan’s recent reporting:
- "Kentucky bourbon makers plan for the future under climate change" https://wfpl.org/kentucky-bourbon-makers-plan-for-the-future-under-climate-change/
- "Western Ky. city grapples with widespread pollution from Teflon recycler" https://wfpl.org/western-ky-city-grapples-with-widespread-pollution-from-teflon-recycler/
- "PFAS pollution could last millennia. Ky. officials told the polluter, but not residents" https://wfpl.org/pfas-pollution-could-last-a-millennia-ky-officials-told-the-polluter-but-not-residents/
- "Report finds forever chemicals in 90% of Ky. waterways" https://wfpl.org/report-finds-forever-chemicals-in-90-of-ky-waterways/

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Learn more about corporate responsibility goals at:
Brown-Forman: https://www.brown-forman.com/environmental-sustainability
LG&E/KU: https://lge-ku.com/environment/reducing-air-emissions

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com