drypoint; 10×10″ (image 6×6″)

“The Walter C. Beckjord Generating Station in New Richmond, OH (14 miles upriver from Cincinnati) was built in 1952 as a coal- and oil-fired generating facility. It was decommissioned in 2015 when air pollution laws were tightened by the Environmental Protection Agency, and after a major oil spill from the plant required Cincinnati’s water intake to be closed temporarily. Duke Energy was fined $1 million dollars for the spill. The plant was finally demolished in 2021. Hopefully, the EPA will be able to continue to fight for a clean environment in spite of recent rulings by the Supreme Court.”

ARTIST BIO: Carole Winters is a visual artist and printmaker living and working in Northern Kentucky. She graduated with a B.A. in printmaking from Morehead State University, and then worked within various printing and publishing companies in a variety of roles, such as graphic designer, art director, and associate publisher. She served on the board of Tiger Lily Press from 2015 until 2021, and was recently invited to join the board of Manifest Gallery and Drawing Center.