KY: Environmental Justice
Advocates: New silica dust rule 'missed opportunities' to curb black lung
After the Biden administration released a new rule setting standards to limit exposure to silica dust, advocates in Kentucky and around Appalachia …
KY plastics plant ranks in nation's top ten emitters of chlorine
A western Kentucky plastics plant is among the top 10 emitters of chlorine air pollution, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity …
New EPA clean air rules to help strengthen air monitoring in KY
Groups working to improve air quality in Appalachia are applauding the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to strengthen ambient air quality st…
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…
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 …
A KY Push for Regenerative Farming in Next Farm Bill
People's wallets continue to feel the impact of high food prices, and local environmental groups say sustainable food systems and regenerative …
Proposed East KY Federal Prison Would Have Devastating Environmental Impacts
After Republican Congressman Hal Rogers inserted language into the latest House appropriations bill which would bypass environmental regulatory proces…
Sisters of Loretto Permanently Preserve 650 Acres of 'Holy Land' in Kentucky
By Brian Roewe for Earthbeat.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service…
Possible Link Between Flood Risk, Abandoned Mine Land Brings Urgency to Reclamation Efforts
The impact of abandoned mine land on flood risk is receiving new scrutiny after devastating floods in the eastern part of the state left 40 people dea…
Looming Uncertainty Over Future of Abandoned Mine Land Cleanup
WHITESBURG, Ky. -- Congress has allowed the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program to expire, and advocates said nationwide on both state and tribal …
Oil Refineries' Benzene Pollution a Concern in Eastern KY
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. - A Marathon oil refinery in eastern Kentucky is emitting benzene into the air at levels higher than what the federal …
KY Advocates Say ‘Forever Chemicals' Pose Health Risk
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is slated to receive $75 million to jumpstart toxicity studies of industrial chemicals …