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The Ky. Senate approved a bill that would make it harder for utilities to retire coal-fired power plants. The utility industry says it will raise costs for ratepayers.
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Storms that brought winds exceeding 70 mph damaged power lines, trees and structures across Kentucky.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced Kentucky will receive more than $22 million to abate forever chemicals and other emerging contaminants found in drinking water in rural and disadvantaged communities.
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Pollution from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, continues to flow down the Ohio River at a rate of about 25 miles per day. Concentrations are diminishing over time, according to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission.
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A strong low pressure system is moving into the Ohio Valley overnight bringing the possibility of severe storms, hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 miles per hour.
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A concentration of chemicals from the train derailment in eastern Ohio has entered the Ohio River. State and local officials say it smells, but it’s unlikely to present a risk to human health.
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For the last three years, Kentucky Democrats have filed legislation to amend the state constitution to include a right to clean air, water and healthy habitats, but the bill has never received a hearing.
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Louisville plans to reach net-zero emissions communitywide by 2040. The newly elevated Office of Sustainability has only one employee, but she’s got plans for expansion.
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The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a Kentucky law discounting coal for in-state utilities likely violated constitutional protections for interstate commerce.
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Tens of thousands of the migratory sandhill cranes are expected to pass through Kentucky over the next few weeks. Officials with Fish and Wildlife Resources say the birds have been thriving in recent years, climbing to their highest population ever.
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Utilities and pipeline executives spoke to Kentucky lawmakers about failures of the power system during Winter Storm Elliott in December.
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Building new solar locally is now a cheaper source of electricity in Kentucky than continuing to operate coal-fired power plants, according to a new study.