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Kentucky Is Ready to Close Aging Fossil Fuel Plants
Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is opening a public hearing on LG&E/KU's request to retire 4 coal-fired electric generating units and 3 natural gas units, and to replace them with 2 solar facilities and 1 battery storage facility.
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Endow Kentucky Tax Credit
Act now to take advantage of the Endow Kentucky Tax Credit. Gifts to endowed charitable funds (like ours!) are eligible for up to 20% in state tax credits.
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In response to U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Sackett v. EPA:
KRC responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Sackett v. EPA: stating the decision "represents a disappointing setback for the decades-long national effort to restore, protect, and maintain water quality"
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Action Alert - Uphold Vetoes on HB 4, SBs 126, 150, & 226
Governor Beshear vetoed several bills last week, including several opposed by KRC: HB 4, SB 150, SB 226 and SB 126. The General Assembly reconvenes later this week and may vote by a simple majority (51 in House, 20 in Senate) to override the vetoes,
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2023 Legislative Update #7
We at the Council are continuing to track environmental, conservation, consumer, energy, and general government bills and resolutions. We also publish this notice on our website weekly throughout the Session with updates on the bills...
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2023 Legislative Update #6
There's only 6 legislative days remaining in the 2023 General Assembly and there are bills that need YOUR voice. Call today to oppose SB 226 and HB 4.
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2023 Action Alert #3
Please act this weekend. Without your voice of opposition this bill could be voted on by the house early next week!
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SB 213 - Assure Land Application of Sludge Doesn't Result in Contaminated Crops
SB 213 seeks to bring together the parties on an issue and to find a workable process for agency review and decisions on requests for approval to land apply municipal sewage sludges.
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SB 226 - Weakening Protections for Endangered Species & Water Quality
SB 2 bill interferes substantially with the Cabinet’s ability to properly apply the state water quality standards when writing permits for discharges into waters with federally protected species.
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SB245 - Ensure Affordable Utility Rates for Kentuckians
SB245 would allow significant expenditures for various capital projects with little to no meaningful PSC scrutiny.
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2023 Legislative Alert #5
The 2023 General Assembly is underway! We at the Council are once again tracking environmental, conservation, consumer, energy, and general government bills and resolutions. We will publish this notice on our website weekly throughout the Session...
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Action Alert - SB4, SB226, & HB4
ACTION ALERT! Act Today To Protect Kentucky Landowners, Utility Ratepayers, and Our Rivers & Streams Call 1-800-372-7181 and leave a message for your legislators.
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2023 Testimony on SB226
SB226 would significantly interfere with protection of streams with federally-protected Threatened and Endangered Species by preventing Kentucky from properly applying its water quality standards when permitting discharges into streams cont
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2023 Testimony on HB40
Tom FitzGerald, lobbyist for the Kentucky Resources Council provides testimony in opposition to HB40, and to ask that you not advance the bill to the floor in Kentucky General Assembly 2023.
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2023 Testimony on HB4
There are two bases for our opposition – (1) the lack of need for the bill, (2) the constitutional problems with the attempt to delegate legislative and judicial authority to the Office of the Attorney General, and the incursion...
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2023 Action Alert - HB4
Please Ask Your Senator - Improve HB 4 To Protect Landowners during the 2023 General Assembly.
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2023 Legislative Update #4
The 2023 General Assembly is underway and we at the Kentucky Resources Council are once again tracking environmental, conservation, consumer, energy, and general government bills and resolutions. We will publish this notice on our website weekly.
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2023 Legislative Update #3
The 2023 General Assembly is underway! We at the Council are once again tracking environmental, conservation, consumer, energy, and general government bills and resolutions. We will publish this notice on our website weekly throughout the Session wit
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KRC'S 2nd Legislative Update for the 2023 General Assembly looks out the most pressing environmental, energy, and public health bills.
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2023 Legislative Update #1
The 2023 Kentucky General Assembly has begun and we at the Kentucky Resources Council are once again tracking environmental, conservation, consumer, energy, and general government bills and resolutions.
Continue readingThe Kentucky Resources Council is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the conservation and prudent use of Kentucky’s natural resources. Since 1984, we have dedicated ourselves to protecting Kentucky’s land, air, water, and communities.