Baking in the late afternoon sun, they heard from people who are affected by pollution from fossil fuel, from Rubbertown to West Virginia.Kathy Little lives near the Cane Run Power Plant in southwest Louisville. Local environmental groups joined in too, and brought in buses of people from around the state.Marchers held signs: “Coal is poisoning our communities” and “Kentucky’s faith communities love mountains,” They marched five blocks to the Belvedere, chanting-“hey, hey, ho, ho, fossil fuels have got to go.”At the rally, people crowded the riverfront. The groups held a march and a rally Thursday in Louisville.The event was held in conjunction with the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, which was in town this week. Environmental and faith groups are coming together to advocate for an end to fossil fuels, and the resulting pollution that disproportionately affects poor and minority communities.
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