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EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil. What that could mean for US households.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. As spring phases into summer across the U.S., kids are spending more time...
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Louisville moves toward cleaning up ‘Gully of the Drums’ after more than four decades
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their...
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Kentucky AG gets funding to fight Biden administration on climate, air and water pollution rules
When Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told state lawmakers in January about the budget needs of his office, Rep. Patrick Flannery, R-Olive Hill, asked if he needed more resources...
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New federal rules aim to clean up toxic coal ash, including nearly a dozen sites in Kentucky
Kentucky is one of a minority of states that produces most of its electricity by burning coal. A byproduct of that legacy today: creating millions of tons of what’s...
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New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Environmental and clean...
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‘Forever chemicals:’ Now that feds have acted, some say Kentucky should do more
FRANKFORT — Rep. Kevin Bratcher, a Louisville Republican, says he wants to be on the right side of history when it comes to the man-made “forever chemicals” that are...
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Kentucky to receive $62 million to expand solar energy access to low-income households
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding a more than $62 million grant to Kentucky’s state government to help expand residential solar energy to low-income households, one of dozens of...