An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) facility in Erlanger is one of the most recent targets of cuts from the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The building may not look like much from the outside, but inside is 20,000 square feet of emergency response equipment for the EPA. “We maintain a large cash of equipment that can […]
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Kentucky AG gets funding to fight Biden administration on climate, air and water pollution rules
When Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told state lawmakers in January about the budget needs of his office, Rep. Patrick Flannery, R-Olive Hill, asked if he needed more resources to address a “regulatory avalanche” regarding a “green agenda” coming from the federal government. Coleman, a Republican, said his office would welcome them, saying there was […]
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New federal rules aim to clean up toxic coal ash, including nearly a dozen sites in Kentucky
The EPA has expanded its regulations to cover coal ash landfills and impoundments at retired or inactive coal-fired power plants, aiming to prevent groundwater contamination and protect public health.
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Kentucky to receive $62 million to expand solar energy access to low-income households
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding a $62 million grant to Kentucky’s state government to help expand residential solar energy to low-income households as part of a federal grant competition.