FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 24, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted Water Service Corp. of Kentucky a rate adjustment that is substantially less than the amount requested by the utility. Water Service will be allowed to increase annual revenue from its Kentucky operations by $84,719 (about 4 percent). The company had sought […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 17, 2013) – The annual compliance report on public water systems, prepared by the Kentucky Division of Water, indicates health-based violations held steady in 2013, increasing only slightly from 48 to 50 violations. Health-based violations account for less than 5 percent of the drinking water violations processed in 2013. The report, required […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 17, 2014) – Two Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) firefighters will head out tomorrow to the Shaniko Butte fire in Oregon. The U.S. Forest Service requested two heavy equipment bosses through the Kentucky Interagency Coordination Center, which coordinates the mobilization of federal and state resources to incident needs throughout the United States. […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 14, 2014) – Governor Steve Beshear announced today that the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (DAQ) has awarded Crittenden County Board of Education approximately $95,000 in Kentucky clean diesel grant funding to reduce diesel emissions from its school bus fleet. The funds were available as a result of the U.S. Environmental Protection […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 3, 2014) – Award-winning Kentucky nature photographer Dr. Thomas G. Barnes has published a new book, Kentucky, Naturally, in celebration of the properties that have been purchased with the assistance of the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund (KHLCF) during the first 20 years of the program. The book displays hundreds of beautiful […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 1, 2014) – The Kentucky Division of Water and the Department for Public Health today announced that swimming advisories, in place because of high levels of E. coli bacteria, will remain in effect until further notice. People should avoid recreational contact with waters in the areas specified because of the bacteria which […]
Frankfort, Ky. (June 24, 2014) ––The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Department for Environmental Protection today announced recipients of the first grants issued through the Cleaner Commonwealth Fund. The fund, which is administered through the Division of Compliance Assistance, provides financial assistance for projects that clean up brownfield properties, including old factories, former gas stations […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 11, 2014) – The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management today announced 49 recycling and 23 household hazardous waste (HHW) grants to expand recycling, reduce the amount of solid waste going into landfills and improve the environmental management of household hazardous waste, which includes electronic scrap and mercury from homes […]
Frankfort, Ky. (June 4, 2014) ––The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) is soliciting nominations for the 2014 Environmental Excellence Awards. These awards were established to recognize the environmental leadership efforts and activities of individuals, businesses and organizations in the state. The DEP awards are in their fifth year and coordinated by the Division of […]
Frankfort, Ky. (June 4, 2014) – West Jessamine Middle School student Christina Howard, 15, is the winner of the fourth annual „Capture the Earth‟ Photography Contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC). During a promotion ceremony last night at West Jessamine High School, EEC Secretary Len Peters presented Howard with a Kentucky […]