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Energy and the Environment: A Speech
The regulatory goal for state and federal agencies regulating coal extraction, combustion and disposal should be conservative design, not minimum compliance.
Continue readingKRC files brief Opposing Bonds for Transpark
KRC files brief Opposing Bonds for Transpark
Continue readingCabinet Secretary Vacates Mining Permit Decision
Cabinet Secretary Vacates Mining Permit Decision
Continue readingNew Zoning Regulations for Jefferson County
New Zoning Regulations for Jefferson County
Continue readingPublic hearing on request to terminate protections
Public hearing on request to terminate protections
Continue readingProposed Regulations Implementing Voluntary Environmental Remediation
The regulations, which will be filed in final form by the Cabinet after review of the comments received, have been attacked by industry groups as being too onerous, and the standards to which the property must be cleaned or managed, too rigorous.
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.
Continue readingEnvironmental 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.
Continue readingHearing Officer Recommends Mining Permit Decision Be Reversed
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Continue readingRevisions to the Land Development Code for Louisville and Jefferson County
Below are the written comments submitted last Friday, August 9, by the Kentucky Resources Council on the revisions to the Land Development Code for Louisville and Jefferson County. The revisions to the zoning regulations of the county...
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Comment on Thoroughbred's Request for Special Waste Designation
Comment on Thoroughbred's Request for Special Waste Designation
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.