Utilities in KY to begin removing all exisiting lead drinking water pipes as part of EPA requirement
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Utilities in Kentucky will soon begin replacing lead pipes that supply drinking water to…
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Environmental Protection Agency removes Northern Kentucky from air quality nonattainment list
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reclassified the northern Kentucky area from a National…
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet accepting entries for 2023 Jim Claypool art and writing contest
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, in cooperation with the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts and the Kentucky Farm Bureau…
KY Energy and Environment Cabinet issues air quality alert as index reaches dangerous levels
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet has taken the unusual step of requesting an air…
Burning restrictions in place through April 30 as Kentucky’s spring wildfire season begins
The Spring Wildfire Hazard Season throughout Kentucky is underway and lasts until April 30. The law prohibits any person from…
Kentucky’s fall wildfire hazard season begins today, know outdoor burn restrictions and be ‘Firewise’
Kentuckians are urged to be alert as Fall wildfire hazard season begins on October 1, bringing outdoor burning restrictions to…
KY Energy and Environment Cabinet now accepting entries for 2022 Jim Claypool Art and Writing Contest
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, in cooperation with the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts and the Kentucky Farm Bureau…
KY students called to explore state’s important water resources in Jim Claypool art, writing contests
Kentucky students can learn about the fundamental need for water, how activities and behaviors affect its quality and ways they…
Kyians can pitch uses for bourbon industry’s surplus stillage for chance to enter reverse pitch competition
With the number of Kentucky distillers increasing 250 percent the past decade, the need to address the industry’s spent-grain byproduct…
Jim Claypool Art and Conservation Writing contests open to students of all ages in Kentucky
Students of all ages can explore Kentucky’s mighty oaks through this year’s Jim Claypool Art and Conservation Writing contests. The…
Kentucky Clean Diesel Grant Program to reduce diesel emissions by replacing aging school buses
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) has announced the 2020 Kentucky Clean Diesel Grant Program, which will provide $298,708…
Jim Beam to pay $600,000 fine, will reimburse KY Energy and Environment Cabinet $112K for July fire
NKyTribune staff Jim Beam has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine as a result of environmental damage from the July…
Snavely: Energy and Environment Cabinet has accomplished much in the last four years
The purpose of government in a free society is to serve the people. It is the responsibility of such government…
Energy and Environment Cabinet recognizes state environmental award winners at annual conference
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet recently recognized a number of individuals and organizations for making positive contributions to Kentucky’s…
Applications for illegal dump and litter abatement grants sought by Division of Waste Management
The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s (EEC) Division of Waste Management (DWM) is calling for grant applications for two of its…
Fish kill observed following Jim Beam warehouse spill, numbers may increase, precautions urged
The Kentucky River is increasingly showing the effects of the alcohol that spilled into Glenns Creek as a result of…
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission votes today in Covington on rolling back pollution rules
By Nadia Ramalagan Public News Service The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission is slated to vote on loosening water-pollution…
Eastern Ky. superintendents advance education a catalyst for economic and community revitalization
By Ron Daley and John White Special to NKyTribune More than 20 superintendents and the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC)…
$10.5 Million in Abandoned Mine Lands Pilot Grants announced for economic development, job creation in Eastern Kentucky
U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers, R-KY and Gov. Matt Bevin today announced two grants worth $10.5 million to spur economic…
Energy and Environment Cabinet ‘Capture the Earth’ video contest announced for high school students
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet invites high school (grades 9-12) student filmmakers and broadcasters to submit an original video…
Energy and Environment Sec. Snavely appoints former coal mining exec as commissioner of DNR
Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Charles G. Snavely Monday announced the appointment of John D. Small as Commissioner of the…
Kentucky Division of Waste Management calls for grant applications; deadline is April 9
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management is accepting grant applications for projects that develop an integrated…
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