Climate Change and Sustainability
Coal for Steel Production is Not a “Critical Material”
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) effort to designate metallurgical coal a “critical material” in the department’s 2026 Critical Materials Assessment relies on a flawed and insufficient process, as detailed in a letter signed by a dozen groups.
Continue readingLG&E/KU Settlement Would Stick Kentuckians with Billions in Costs for Speculative Demand
A proposed settlement agreement filed yesterday by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E/KU) with the Kentucky Public Service Commission would greenlight billions of dollars in fossil fuel infrastructure to serve speculative demand.
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Issues in Water and Energy Security
KRC Director, Tom FitzGerald, delivers Issues in Water and Energy Security at the 2020 Governor's Conference on Energy and the Environment.
Continue readingGreenhouse Gas Regulations and their Effect on Local Communities and the Poor
The increasing inability of those on low- and fixed-incomes to meet utility costs is a dire situation that affects the health of those individuals and families, and also has financial impacts on the remaining ratepayer base.
Continue readingKentucky at the Crossroads: Adapting To A Carbon-Constrained World
Kentucky is blessed with natural resources that are the envy of other states-more flowing stream miles than any other state save Alaska; a mixed mesophytic forest in Appalachia that is among the most diverse ecosystem on the globe...
Continue readingThe Challenges Ahead
This is a time of great crisis and great opportunity. We have reached an important point in Kentuckyutility policies, standing with one foot in the past where adding value for the coal industry was the preeminent political concern, and...
Continue readingKRC Participates In Conference On Sustainable Transportation Policy
KRC Participates In Conference On Sustainable Transportation Policy
Continue readingSome Things YOU Can Do To Support Healthy Food and Kentucky Farms
Some Things YOU Can Do To Support Healthy Food and Kentucky Farms
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Energy & the Environment
Tom FitzGerald, director of KRC, presents. The regulatory goal for state and federal agencies regulating coal extraction, combustion, and disposal should be conservative design, not minimum compliance.
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