Join the Solar Revolution: New City Program Makes It Affordable for Homeowners to Go Solar
Lexington, Ky.–The City of Lexington has partnered with the Kentucky Solar Energy Society to launch Solarize Lexington, a program aimed at encouraging households in the area to reduce their...
Kentuckians angered by Forest Service plan to log mature trees in Daniel Boone National Forest
Biden pledged to protect old-growth trees, but proposed clear-cutting in national forests collides with climate policy BY: MARIANNE LAVELLE, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS, KENTUCKY LANTERN This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit,...
Hurricane Force Winds Sweep Through Kentucky, Leaving Destruction in their Wake
Lexington, Ky.–Hurricane force winds swept across Kentucky on Friday, resulting in widespread power outages, significant damage, and at least five deaths, including one in Lexington. The National Weather Service...
Invader threatens Kentucky woodlands – Bush honeysuckle outcompetes native plants and deprives native animals of nourishment
It can even give birds diarrhea. BY: JACALYN CARFAGNO (Kentucky Lantern) From late fall to early spring, volunteers fan out across Kentucky woodlands to battle an aggressive invader they know...
Water Quality Fees Board Approves Addition of Tree Canopy Scoring Component to Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grants
Lexington, Ky.–Local permaculture designer Nachie Braga, representing Geomancer Permaculture, proposed a new scoring component to the Infrastructure Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grants, which was unanimously approved by the Water...