Energy and Environment 101
Model Ordinance: Kentucky Model Solar Zoning Ordinance
In response to the increasing interest in the development of solar energy resources in Kentucky, the Kentucky Resources Council has developed this Model Solar Zoning Ordinance to assist localities in adopting provisions to regulate the siting of sola
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Relationship of local zoning and planning to Kentucky State Board On Electric Generation And Transmission Siting
With the recent increase in interest in siting utility-scale solar arrays in Kentucky, many communities with planning and zoning are considering adoption of specific provisions in zoning codes to address siting of solar arrays.
Continue reading20-01: Planning, Zoning and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines
What are the applicable state and federal laws concerning hazardous liquid pipelines? Make informed decision in planning and zoning to help keep communities safe.
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Host Agreements 101
Host Agreements 101 provides information to government solid waste management areas and to the public concerning the role that host agreements can play in assuring that the concerns of counties and communities hosting solid waste landfills
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Electronic Waste: Making the Case for E-Waste Recycling Programs
Despite the fact that almost all e-waste can be reused, refurbished, or recycled, only 20% is actually handled appropriately due in large part to the lack of regulation and recycling infrastructure.
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Environmental Justice 101
Environmental justice is a concept that proposes a more equitable distribution of pollution burdens throughout the United States. Kentucky Resources Council's policy team, Tom FitzGerald, and Liz Edmondson outline the steps needed to pursue this.
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Eminent Domain Explored
Understanding Eminent Domain in Kentucky and how it relates to the Bluegrass Pipeline Project
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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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Environmental Concerns With Mining
The mining industry has been skating on the edge with their approach to worker safety and mining, and to social responsibility, and it has brought its woes on itself, and that the viability of the eastern coal industry.
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