KY Senate president questions fossil fuels’ role in climate change, praises Trump’s pro-coal moves
Says whether coal makes climate change worse is “open to debate”
Climate and Environment
House votes 69-26 to limit Kentucky’s regulation of water pollution
Environmental secretary warns no other state has taken such a step: ‘This is not where Kentucky needs to be the exception.’
This bill would tip scales of justice against health and safety
It also gets the Legislature all up in the courts’ business
Louisville weakens laws on lead exposure, rental registries amid pressure from state GOP
Republican Piagentini’s ordinance passes
Critics: Senate bill could undermine Kentucky water quality
Would allow pollution of more than half of Kentucky’s water bodies, including groundwater
‘We’re there’: Beshear urges legislature to lift its cap on emergency spending
— by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern — Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s going to ask the Kentucky General Assembly to lift a spending cap it imposed last year on state agencies responding to emergencies and disasters. Besehar also will ask lawmakers to fund emergency relief for local governments and education in
Lawmakers can help KY flood victims by not passing a bill that would worsen flooding
It’s a really bad time to allow coal companies to cause more floods
Wetlands, groundwater, small streams would lose KY protection under advancing bill
— by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern — Click here to share this article on social media! A bill that would limit regulation of water pollution in Kentucky to a weakened federal standard advanced Wednesday from a state legislative committee, lawmakers touting it as relief from bureaucracy for industry. Environmental advocates and a
Winds of change are blowing, both natural and cultural
And the end result is not yet clear – but definitely coming.
