FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2014) – As part of a national effort to raise awareness of a program that helps low-income consumers receive telephone service, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is reminding Kentuckians to check whether they qualify for the Lifeline subsidy. Today marks the beginning of National Lifeline Awareness week, a joint effort […]
FRANKFORT, KY (Sept. 3, 2014) – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet today recognized Good Shepherd Catholic School in Frankfort for earning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification, a national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy performance. A certificate signed by Gov. Steve Beshear was presented recently to the school’s […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 28, 2014) – Investigators of the Kentucky Division of Mine Safety and the Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement today cited a Letcher County man for illegally mining an estimated 700 tons of coal at a surface mine near Van in Letcher County. Bryan Lee Wagner of Red Fox was heading up […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2014) – Seven Oldham County schools were recognized by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Kentucky School Boards Association for earning the prestigious ENERGY STAR, a national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy performance. Certificates signed by Gov. Steve Beshear were presented to the schools’ principals during […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 22, 2014) – The Department for Natural Resources’ (DNR) Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) announced today the award of contract and start of construction of the Bell Central School Center AML Reclamation Project in Bell County. The project is a priority for the department because a landslide is threatening the only […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2014) – Eleven firefighters from the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) have volunteered to help the U.S. Forest Service battle wildfires in the western United States. Just days after 20 firefighters returned from Oregon, two full-time KDF employees and six seasonal firefighters are heading to Humboldt, California as part of a […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 6, 2014) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced that 34 fiscal courts will receive refunds totaling $399,450 from mining permit and acreage fees. Last year, $381,400 was refunded. The Department for Natural Resources collects mining permit and acreage fees and returns a portion of the fees to coal-producing counties for projects that […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 1, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a plan that will enable Kentucky Power Co. to continue generating electricity at its Big Sandy plant by converting the smaller of its two coal-fired units to run on natural gas. The decision does not affect plans to close the larger […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 1, 2014) – The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s (EEC) Division of Waste Management (DWM) is calling for grant applications for three wastemanagement programs: waste tire recycling and disposal; the cleanup of illegal dumps; and the cleanup of litter along public roads. “These grant programs provide much-needed funding to local governments,” said EEC […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 25, 2014) – Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairman James Gardner has been named to the advisory council of the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., (EPRI) the international research arm of the electric power industry. Gardner is one of 10 advisory council members representing the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, […]