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Kentucky Resources Council Welcomes Ashley Wilmes as New Director
The Board and staff of the Kentucky Resources Council are pleased to announce the hiring of Ashley Wilmes as the new Director of the Council, effective October 1, 2021. Tom FitzGerald, better known as “Fitz,” Director of the Council for 37 years...
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Endow Kentucky 2021
Beginning July 1 your gift to our endowment fund, the Kentucky Resources Foundation, can be rewarded with a great tax incentive: the Endow Kentucky Tax Credit.
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Eastern Kentucky Flooding Resources
Eastern Kentucky has been hit hard by record flooding in March 2021. A lot of individuals and organizations across the state are working to coordinate in-kind and monetary donations to help. Check out the list of these opportunities to help.
Continue reading2020 KRC Awards
Announcing the 2020 Sue Anne Salmon Community Advocacy Award and the Winnie Hepler Lifetime Achievement Award!
Continue readingRemembering A "Catalyst For Good"
Remembering A "Catalyst For Good" All of us at the Kentucky Resources Council join the many friends and the family of Judy Nichols in mourning her passing and celebrating her life and works.
Continue readingRemembering Mary Margaret Mulvihill
We at the Kentucky Resources Council join family and friends in mourning the passing and celebrating the remarkable life of Mary Margaret Mulvihill, who died August 25, 2020.
Continue readingRemembering Bob Logan
The Board and staff of the Kentucky Resources Council, and Fitz join with the family of Bob Logan in mourning his death at age 70 on Sunday, July 26, 2020, and in celebrating the life and enduring legacy that Bob leaves with us all.
Continue readingOn COVID-19
Kentucky Resources Council staff, along with its fellow Kentuckians, are working hard while being healthy at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are here for all of you and we are more dedicated than ever to protect Kentucky's environment.
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Endow Kentucky
To insure that KRC's advocacy and defense programs you have helped to create will last long into the future, we have opened an endowment fund with Blue Grass Community Foundation. Endowment funds are designed to provide annual financial support to or
Continue readingAnnual Award for Lifetime Achievement in Environmental and Justice Advocacy to Be Named for Winnie Hepler
The Board of the Kentucky Resources Council, Inc. today established a new award to be bestowed annually on an individual whose life’s work has shown the dedication, selfless commitment to nature and others, and courage to speak against injustice.
Continue readingKentucky Environmental Leadership Institute: Interest Survey
Kentucky Environmental Leadership Institute: Interest Survey
Continue reading2019 KRC Survey
The 2019 Kentucky Resources Council (KRC) Survey is out now. Share your opinions on the most pressing environmental issues and what resources KRC can provide.
Continue readingWith Thanks On The Occasion of D. Todd Littlefield's Retirement!
With Thanks On The Occasion of D. Todd Littlefield's Retirement!
Continue readingKRC Director Presents Sustainability Lecture At Centre College
You cannot expect to create a healthy economy while failing to invest in public health and environmental protection. We have eked by, doing the bare minimum required of us, and as the federal framework of environmental protection has been dismantled
Continue readingLooking Back On KRC's Work In 2015
As KRC continues its 32nd year of environmental advocacy, we look back on what the Council has accomplished for the continued well-being of the Commonwealth and its citizens, and we reflect on how vital the support of our members and friends...
Continue readingCelebrating the Graduates of the Green Institute Class of 2014
Celebrating the Graduates of the Green Institute Class of 2014
Continue readingLooking Back At 2014: KRC As Others See Us
Looking Back At 2014: KRC As Others See Us
Continue readingFitz Gives Keynote Address To 24th Annual Heartwood Forest Council Gathering
Fitz Gives Keynote Address To 24th Annual Heartwood Forest Council Gathering
Continue readingStatement Of Tom FitzGerald on Being Nominated
Statement Of Tom FitzGerald on Being Nominated As A Federal Commissioner To The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Continue readingKRC Director Gives Commencement Address To 1st Green Institute Class
KRC Director Gives Commencement Address To 1st Green Institute Class
Continue readingWinnie Hepler Honored By Kentucky Heartwood
Winnie Hepler Honored By Kentucky Heartwood
Continue readingAloma Dew Is First Recipient of Sue Anne Salmon Community Advocacy Award
Aloma Dew Is First Recipient of Sue Anne Salmon Community Advocacy Award
Continue readingKRC Director Participates on Panel on Coal Mine Reclamation Bonding
KRC Director Participates on Panel on Coal Mine Reclamation Bonding
Continue readingKRC Director resigns two Beshear Administration board appointments
KRC Director resigns two Beshear Administration board appointments
Continue readingKentucky's Energy Crossroads
Kentucky's Energy Crossroads - A conversation at the Faithful Citizenship Luncheon
Continue readingKRC Director gives commencement speech to Neighborhood Institute's graduating class
KRC Director gives commencement speech to Neighborhood Institute's graduating class
Continue readingArt and Activism Discussed At IdeaFestival and OurPlanet Forum
Art and Activism Discussed At IdeaFestival and OurPlanet Forum
Continue readingA BRIEF REPORT ON KRC ACTIVITIES 2008-2009
A BRIEF REPORT ON KRC ACTIVITIES 2008-2009
Continue reading"The State of the Environment" Was On The Agenda For The Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Conference
"The State of the Environment" Was On The Agenda For The Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Conference
Continue readingUK Professor and author Dr. Ron Eller keynotes East Kentucky Leadership Conference
UK Professor and author Dr. Ron Eller keynotes East Kentucky Leadership Conference
Continue readingKRC Director Appointed To Center For Renewable Energy Research
KRC Director Appointed To Center For Renewable Energy Research
Continue readingMARGARET MEAD WAS RIGHT!
MARGARET MEAD WAS RIGHT! A Conversation About Energy, Community, and Justice In A Time Of Great Turmoil
Continue readingSue Anne Salmon Honored For Her Many Years of Working For Justice
Sue Anne Salmon Honored For Her Many Years of Working For Justice
Continue readingKRC Director Honored By UK Law Alumni Association
KRC Director Honored By UK Law Alumni Association
Continue readingKRC Director Speaks At "Energizing Kentucky" Conference
KRC Director Speaks At "Energizing Kentucky" Conference
Continue readingGraduation Address to Fall 2007 Neighborhood Institute Graduates
Graduation Address to Fall 2007 Neighborhood Institute Graduates
Continue readingWinnie Hepler Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From EQC
Winnie Hepler Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From EQC
Continue readingKRC Staff News
KRC Staff News: Emily Criscillis, Liz Edmondson, Randy Strobo, join KRC for summer 2007
Continue readingKRC Director Speaks At Earth Days In The Cumberlands
KRC Director Speaks At Earth Days In The Cumberlands
Continue readingReflections on The Life And Work of Earl Wilson
Reflections on The Life And Work of Earl Wilson
Continue readingKRC Participates In Conference On Sustainable Transportation Policy
KRC Participates In Conference On Sustainable Transportation Policy
Continue readingWhat Do We Really Value? An Exploration Of Our Environmental Ethic
What Do We Really Value? An Exploration Of Our Environmental Ethic
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
Continue readingKRC Director speaks on Valuing Natural Resources" at EKU's Earth Days In The Cumberlands
KRC Director speaks on Valuing Natural Resources" at EKU's Earth Days In The Cumberlands
Continue readingReport Is Critical of Wal-Mart Wage and Anti-Union Policies
Report Is Critical of Wal-Mart Wage and Anti-Union Policies
Continue readingKentucky Nature Preserves Award & Remarks
Kentucky Nature Preserves Award & Remarks
Continue readingKRC speaks on the "State of Kentucky's Environment" at Scenic Kentucky gathering
KRC speaks on the "State of Kentucky's Environment" at Scenic Kentucky gathering
Continue readingReflections On Receiving Recognition From the League of Women Voters
Reflections On Receiving Recognition From the League of Women Voters
Continue readingHands-on opportunity to learn about bioremediation!
Hands-on opportunity to learn about bioremediation!
Continue readingTOM FITZGERALD RECEIVES THE HENRY R. HEYBURN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
TOM FITZGERALD RECEIVES THE HENRY R. HEYBURN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Continue readingREFLECTIONS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF PROFESSOR PAUL OBERST
REFLECTIONS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF PROFESSOR PAUL OBERST
Continue readingDavid Hawpe (C-J): Environmental advocate gets results, but too little financial support.
David Hawpe (C-J): Environmental advocate gets results, but too little financial support.
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Remembering Ruth Watson Housek
The staff and Board of KRC mourn the death and celebrate the life of Ruth Watson Housek, one of the generation of dedicated and selfless citizen-activists who by example instructed today's Kentucky environmental advocates.
Continue readingA celebration honoring Kentuckians for their outstanding commitment to the environment
A celebration honoring Kentuckians for their outstanding commitment to the environment
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.