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Kentucky Environmental Foundation Hopes to Spur EPA Decisions

Posted on Apr 29 2011
The Kentucky Environmental Foundation is hoping to encourage the Environmental Protection Agency to rule...
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Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Mountaintop Removal

Posted on Apr 29 2011
The three Republican candidates for Governor of Kentucky have shown varying degrees of support for the...
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Former Massey Foreman Pleads Guilty in Case Stemming From Upper Big Branch

Posted on Apr 14 2011
The first guilty plea has been entered in the federal criminal case that was launched after last year’s...
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Beshear Visits Mountaintop Removal Sites

Posted on Apr 08 2011
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear spent part of Thursday visiting mountaintop removal coal mining sites...
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Endangered Cranes Spend Thanksgiving in Kentucky

Posted on Nov 25 2010
Eleven endangered whooping cranes on an ultralight-guided migration are spending Thanksgiving in western...
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Feds Move to Close Kentucky Mine

Posted on Nov 03 2010
The US Department of Labor is trying to close a Massey Energy Company coal mine in Kentucky. The mine...
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Sewage Spill Fouls Ohio River in Louisville

Posted on Nov 02 2010
Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District officials estimate 4.1 million gallons of sewage spilled into...
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U of L, Berea Earn High Marks For Sustainability

Posted on Oct 28 2010
Berea College and the University of Louisville have received Kentucky’s top marks for their sustainability...
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Sixth Mining Fatality of Year in Kentucky

Posted on Oct 27 2010
Kentucky has recorded its sixth mining fatality of 2010, this one involving a western Kentucky coal miner. State...
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Fort Knox Fires Smoldering, Air Quality Improves

Posted on Oct 25 2010
Wildfires that began at Fort Knox, Kentucky, last week have died down after blanketing much of Louisville...
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