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Bill Selectively Moving Venue For Constitutional Cases Opposed
KRC provided written and oral testified in opposition to House Bill 804, which would arbitrarily and selectively mandate changes in venue for constitutional challenges to laws, regulations, and agency orders.
Continue readingLegislative Update #10 Complete through March 8, 2024
Each week when the General Assembly is in session, KRC posts and updates a list and description of the bills and resolutions we're supporting, opposing, and tracking. This list is complete through end of day March 8, 2024.
Continue readingKRC Testimony Suggests Changes To Solid Waste Bill On Access To Records
In comments to the Senate State and Local Government Committee, Staff Attorney Audrey Ernstberger suggested a better approach on HB 135 to shielding proprietary info on waste haulers information while allowing government access needed for planning.
Continue readingSB 349: Favoring Coal Interests Above Ratepayers And Environment
In testimony before the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee on March 6, 2024, KRC Staff Attorney Audrey Ernstberger outlined why KRC opposes SB 349, a bill that seeks to stem utility use of renewable energy and would increase utility rates.
Continue readingKRC Commentary Calls For Rejection Of Sludge Landfarming Regulations
In a commentary published by the Kentucky Lantern on March 7, KRC called on the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee to reject proposed changes to state regulations that would weaken standards for use of city sludges on farmlands.
Continue readingLegislative Update #9 Complete Through March 1, 2024
Each week when the General Assembly is in session, KRC posts and updates a list and description of the bills and resolutions we're supporting, opposing, and tracking. This list is complete through end of day March 1, 2024.
Continue readingKRC Shares Concerns With Sponsor And Committee On Lending Bill For Troubled Water Systems
In written comments, KRC Attorney Audrey Ernstberger shared concerns on parts of HB 563 providing a significant role for a non-governmental organization including rural water systems, in the selection of loans to troubled rural water systems.
Continue readingKRC Voices Concerns On HB 478, Which Allows Doubling Size Of CDD Landfills Lacking Key Protections
In written comments on House Bill 478, KRC Staff Attorney Audrey Ernstberger shared KRC concerns with allowing the doubling of size of construction/demolition landfills lacking liners and groundwater monitoring.
Continue reading2024 Legislative Update #8: Bills We're Watching, Complete Through February 23, 2024
The 2024 General Assembly has passed the halfway mark and KRC is again tracking environmental, conservation, consumer, energy, and general government bills and resolutions. This is the latest update on bills we're supporting, opposing and tracking.
Continue readingWorking With Allies To Oppose Bill Lowering Safety for Underground Miners
HB 85 would reduce the number of emergency medical or mine emergency technicians required to be on shift from 2 to 1 for shifts with 10 or fewer underground miners. Reducing the required medical personnel compromises the safety of those miners.
Continue readingPREVENTING ZOMBIE MINES
KRC joined with 50+ other organizations in releasing a policy platform identifying the problems behind a new wave of unreclaimed coal mines, and the policy changes needed to address them.
Continue readingLegislative Alert #7 2024 General Assembly In Session
Each week we publish a summary of environmental, conservation, energy, and general government bills and resolutions of interest in the 2024 Session. This update of bills we're tracking, supporting, or opposing is complete through February 16, 2024.
Continue readingCELEBRATING OUR LOVE FOR MUSSELS
For Valentine's Day, we're sharing our love for mussels, which are important to Kentucky's water quality given their valuable abilities to filter water, stabilize substrate in the river, and provide habitat for other invertebrates.
Continue readingKRC Opposes Bill Criminalizing Citizen And Agency Pollution Monitoring
KRC presented testimony on February 13 against SB 16, which would make criminal the taking of photos or collecting of evidence by neighbors and government inspectors, of possible violations at food factories and animal feedlots.
Continue reading2024 Legislative Update #6 Complete Through February 9, 2024
The 2024 General Assembly is near the halfway mark and we are again advocating on and tracking environmental, conservation, consumer, energy, and general government bills and resolutions. This update is complete through February 9, 2024!
Continue readingKRC Comments On Proposed Air Permit For New Natural Gas Unit At LGE Mill Creek Location
In comments to the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, KRC called for tighter air pollution monitoring, recordkeeping, and consideration of environmental justice concerns regarding air permit for new LG&E gas power plant at Mill Creek.
Continue readingLegislative Update #5 Complete Thru February 2 2024
Read about the bills that KRC is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2024 General Assembly in regular session.
Continue readingLegislative Update #4 Through January 26, 2024
KRC's Legislative Update #4, summarizing and explaining the bills and resolutions we're supporting, opposing, and tracking, is now posted for your review and action!
Continue readingKRCs opposition to bill exempting environmental audit violations in the news.
In written and oral testimony, KRC has recently opposed the extension of the existing "environmental audit" privilege to Jefferson County's air pollution program. KRC seeks to assure that such exemptions don't incentivize pollution.
Continue readingKRC's efforts to end program allowing off-permit pollutant discharges is in the news.
Along with several allies, KRC joined with the Environmental Integrity Project in asking EPA to review Kentucky's program of allowing "off-permit" discharges of wastewaters into waters of the Commonwealth. Read the Courier-Journal's coverage.
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