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ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Nearly 100 people crowded into the library in Calvert City, Kentucky, in February when the Environmental Protection Agency hosted a public meeting on air pollution. Many had discovered flyers in their…
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LEXINGTON, Ky.–The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s recent work session has propelled a proposed new park tax into the legislative process, sending it to the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee. Referred by Councilmember Whitney Baxter, this sets the stage for a committee meeting scheduled for 1 pm on March 19. This meeting could be…
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Lexington, KY – In an enthusiastic gathering Wednesday afternoon, Lexington’s Third District Council Member, Hannah LeGris, alongside local environmental groups, unveiled the new Lex Grow Trees campaign, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at revitalizing the urban tree canopy across Fayette County. This announcement marks a significant step forward in the city’s commitment to environmental stewardship…
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The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee will hear an update Tuesday on the ongoing sewage smell that is plaguing the Tates Creek Road area near the West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant and Leestown Road area near the Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant. Swipe below to view the whole presentation:…
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LEXINGTON, Ky.–In a contentious move set to be discussed at Tuesday’s Urban County Council Work Session, Mayor Linda Gorton’s Chief Development Officer, Kevin Atkins, has proposed the removal of forested bat habitat to make way for the new Legacy Business Park. This initiative would necessitate the removal of 2.5 acres of forested land, a…
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by Jacalyn Carfagno, Kentucky Lantern Lexington Times editor’s note: There is currently a project underway to remove a low head dam in Lexington. The dam in West Hickman Creek, in Veterans Park near the walking bridge, will be removed as part of the West Hickman Creek Veterans Park Water Quality Improvement Project. Learn more…
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by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky LanternNovember 9, 2023 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Thursday in an effort to provide more resources for combating wildfires across the state, particularly in Eastern Kentucky. A Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet release Thursday afternoon said that state Division of Forestry officials are responding to dozens…
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by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, Ky.–A horse farm on Tates Creek Road near Brannon Road could soon be redeveloped into a new subdivision. According to plans filed Friday, Turner Management LLC wants to turn the almost 14 acre George Knight Stables farm property into a 29-unit housing development. The property is located…
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by Jill Riseman and Adrian Paul Bryant, CivicLex Weekly Judge Lucy VanMeter has dismissed the lawsuit by Fayette Alliance and property owners over the Urban Service Boundary (USB) expansion. Judge VanMeter wrote that the Fayette Alliance had no standing to sue because the Planning Commission has not held a final vote on the expansion…
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LEXINGTON, KY — A recent report by the Lexington Greenspace Trust’s Jesse Voigt on the issue of invasive plants in Fayette County has revealed that local plant nurseries are unwittingly contributing to the problem. The report aims to address how invasive plants can be more proactively controlled and raises questions about existing regulations and public…