Author Britt Nichols

An environmental issue that looms over the Eastern part of my home state of Kentucky are sludge ponds. These are ponds that are created from residue that is left over from the mining process and are collected at the base of coal mining sites. They are located over communities and their water ways. In some…

     We as humans have a terrible habit of living life with tunnel vision. Most of us go about our daily routines unaware of the world going on around us. It seems that we have adapted the “out of sight, out of mind” motto. This lifestyle, covenant as it may be, has had consequences that a…

   In the past decade we have heard a lot about global warming and climate change. There has been news stories and small talk all around the world about the damage we as humans are causing. From deforestation to pollution, with plastic being a leading pollutant. Plastic is actually so far in the lead that is…