KY: Public Lands/Wilderness
Experts: KY’s drinking water, wetlands at risk
Kentucky has rapidly lost its wetlands over the past few decades, and advocates say the recent gutting of federal protections for marshes and other …
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…
Pandemic Spurs Renewed Abandoned-Mine Cleanup Efforts
WHITESBURG, Ky. -- This week, state officials announced the start of several new grant-funded, abandoned-mine land projects in Eastern Kentucky…
Activists Call on New EPA to Regulate Ohio River Pollution
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Sierra Club is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create nutrient standards for the Ohio River, on which …
Pandemic Takes Toll on KY Nature Preserves
WINCHESTER, Ky. -- When state parks closed at the start of the pandemic, many Kentuckians ventured out to local nature preserves and natural areas…
Natural-Gas Pipeline Threatens Bullitt Co. Forest
Updated at 10am on 10/3/2019 to include: LG&E is requesting a land easement of 4,000 feet for the project, that would cross property on Bernheim …
'Complete Overhaul' of KY’s Aging National Park Infrastructure Urged
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Eight in 10 registered voters support cleaning up and repairing the nation’s aging national parks, according to a poll …
Congress Questions Cancellation of Surface Mining Health Study
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Democratic lawmakers are probing the reasons why a National Academy of Sciences study on the health effects of surface coal …
Public Lands Bill Would Create Civil War Monuments in Kentucky
NANCY, Ky. – As part of a major package of public lands legislation, the U.S. House is set to vote on permanently reauthorizing a federal …
Clean Water Act Rollback Could Stymie KY Pollution Fights
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Some Kentuckians are concerned that proposed changes to the Clean Water Act could set back the fight against waste and …
Groups Caution Against Ditching Ohio River Water-Quality Standards
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A commission that helps control water quality in the Ohio River is looking to shed some of its duties. For 70 years…
Government Watchdog Groups: Pruitt's EPA Exit "Long Overdue"
WASHINGTON – After allegedly overspending on everything from pens to lavish trips and accepting questionable deals from lobbyists, government …