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Regarding Reform Of Non-Coal Mining Regulations
Regarding Reform Of Non-Coal Mining Regulations
Continue readingBenefit reading for the Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation
Benefit reading for the Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation
Continue readingTOM FITZGERALD RECEIVES THE HENRY R. HEYBURN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
TOM FITZGERALD RECEIVES THE HENRY R. HEYBURN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
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Where to take those old computers and monitors.
Don't throw them out! There is an eco-friendly option right here in Kentucky.
Continue readingREFLECTIONS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF PROFESSOR PAUL OBERST
REFLECTIONS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF PROFESSOR PAUL OBERST
Continue readingNugent Case Underscores Weakness In State Regulation of Non-Coal Mining
Nugent Case Underscores Weakness In State Regulation of Non-Coal Mining
Continue readingThe Curious Case of the Not-So-Scenic Trail
Perhaps no piece of recent legislation better reflects the tension between the past and the future of the eastern Kentucky region, and between the dedication of land to extraction of mineral resources and the use of land for recreational and scenic..
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Energy and the Environment: A Speech
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.
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.
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