KY: Climate Change
KY bill would limit renewables, keep aging power plants longer
Kentucky House lawmakers are considering a bill that could make it harder to close aging coal-fired power plants. At the Kentucky Resources Council…
Climate Corps initiative could speed up reforestation of abandoned mine lands
A Biden administration program called the American Climate Corps aims to hire and train 20,000 people in conservation, climate and clean energy jobs…
Rural electric co-ops in Kentucky poised to receive federal funds
Rural electric co-ops in Kentucky have submitted more than 60 proposed projects to a federal grant program called Empowering Rural America, which is …
In Eastern KY, a vision for sustainable manufacturing
Manufacturers in Kentucky employ around 13% of the state's workforce, and advocates said the state's Appalachian region could bolster its economy by …
KY utility regulators' 'mixed' decision on LG&E proposal
Critics say the latest decision from state regulators on Louisville Gas and Electric's proposal to build two new gas plants and cycle out two aging co…
Utility Proposes Building Two New $1.4B Natural-Gas Plants in Kentucky
Kentucky's major utilities, Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities, are asking the state's Public Service Commission to approve a plan to …
Report: Central Appalachia Could Be Safe Haven for Climate-Change Migrants
By Janie Ekere for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabor…
Buyout Program Provides Millions for Flood-Prone Eastern KY Properties
Nearly a year after the historic flooding in eastern Kentucky, residents of Breathitt, Knott, Letcher, and Perry counties now have the option to …
East KY Power CoOp Receives Failing Grade for Climate Pledges
Utilities in the Commonwealth are delaying actions which could help put the brakes on climate change and ease the burden of rising fuel costs on ratep…
Kentucky Utilities' Long-Term Plans Focus of PSC Hearing
Next week, the Kentucky Public Service Commission takes public comments in person on a long-term plan by the state's major utilities. The hearing is …
Friday Deadline to Submit Public Comments on LG&E and KU 15-Year Plan
Kentucky's Public Service Commission is evaluating the state's two largest utilities' long-term plans for energy investment, infrastructure and …
Solar-Power Advocates: KY Net-Metering Decision "Fair, Equitable"
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky's Public Service Commission has rejected a proposal by two utilities that would have drastically reduced the value of solar …