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Proposed Revisions to Kentucky's Oil and Gas Regulations
KRC comments on proposed revisions to Kentucky's oil and gas regulations. The Oil and Gas Workgroup,(KRC is a member) continues to develop consensus improvements in the regulation of the environmental impacts of oil and gas development in Kentucky.
Continue readingNew Pipeline Regulations in Boyle County
On August 28, 2019, the Danville-Boyle County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously passed the increased regulations, providing a safer community for Boyle County residents.
Continue readingElectronic 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.
Continue readingOngoing Work to Protect Bernheim Forest in Bullitt County
In April 2019, LG&E, a utility company based in Louisville, Kentucky, announced the construction of a new natural gas transmission pipeline in Bullitt County. This pipeline was explained as necessary in order for LG&E to meet the growth in the area.
Continue readingEnvironmental 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.
Continue readingKRC Director Interviewed by Herald-Leader on Coal Mines
Recently, the Herald-Leader reached out to KRC Director, Tom FitzGerald, concerning Kentucky's coal industry low compliance rates.
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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 readingKRC Joins 50 Environmental Groups Calling for Moratorium on Federal Coal Leasing
On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we urge you to restore the 2016 moratorium on new federal coal leasing until the federal government can complete a thorough programmatic environmental impact review of the federal coal leasing.
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 readingSpring 2019 Legislative Wrap Up: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Read more about the bills and resolutions that KRC supported and opposed during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, and the outcomes of those bills and resolutions.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: The Final Edition
Read about the final disposition of bills that KRC supported, opposed, and tracked during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, which ended March 28.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 7th Edition
This list profiles the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through March 14th.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 6th Edition
A profile of the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through March 7, 2019
Continue readingHouse Bill 420 Requires Cabinet To Deny Public Access To Radon Information
HB 420, sponsored by Rep. Adam Bowling, would revise laws governing radon contractor certification. A Committee Substitute added language deny public access to agency records regarding radon measurement, jeopardizing public health.
Continue readingPETITION FILED TO PROTECT WATER SUPPLY SOURCES OF THE HISTORIC TOWNS OF BENHAM AND LYNCH FROM STRIP MINING
Four residents of Harlan County have petitioned to designate the historic districts of the towns Benham and Lynch, Kentucky, the viewshed of those districts, and the water sources of the towns as unsuitable for strip mining.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 5th Edition
This list profiles the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly complete through end of day March 1, 2019.
Continue readingProtecting Benham and Lynch from Expanded Mining
A petition to designate the historic districts within the cities of Benham and Lynch Kentucky and the viewshed from those districts, and the watersheds that provide the water supply for the towns as areas unsuitable for mining has been drafted by KRC
Continue readingHB 199 Would Create a Framework for Plugging 14,000 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Across the State
Over the past 5 years, a working group comprised of oil and gas operators, landowner representatives, agency officials, and the Kentucky Resources Council, have developed several bills that have modernized regulation of oil and gas operations.
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.