FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 30, 2014) – A 30 percent budget cut directed by the General Assembly is forcing the state Office of Mine Safety and Licensing (OMSL) to reorganize in preparation for balancing the agency’s budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, Energy and Environment Secretary Len Peters announced today. Legislators reduced the […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 27, 2014) – Access to potable water will soon be available to about 98 additional households in Breathitt County. The Department for Natural Resources’ (DNR) Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) announced today the award of contract and start of construction of the Frozen Creek Phase II AML water supply project in […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 16, 2014) – Spring-cleaning season has arrived, and for many Kentuckians that means burning unwanted debris. But before you light that burn pile, the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (DAQ) reminds you to „learn before you burn.‟ Many people may not realize that burning garbage is illegal in Kentucky and could result […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 2, 2014) – The spring forest fire hazard season in Kentucky officially ended this week on April 30. Despite the recent heavy rainfalls, 1,171 wildfires have burned more than 35,613 acres in the state since the first of the year. Most of these fires were due to arson; in fact, more than […]
FRANKFORT, KY (April 30, 2014) – Governor Steve Beshear has proclaimed May 4- 10, 2014, as Drinking Water Week in Kentucky as an observance of the value of water to each of us in our everyday lives. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act that drives efforts to provide clean […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 28, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted a settlement that will increase sewer rates in Radcliff by about 16 percent for a typical residential customer. In an order issued today, the PSC granted Hardin County Water District No. 1 (HCWD1) an additional $571,464 (17 percent) in revenue from […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 28, 2014) – The Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) today announced that $404,599 in grant funding has been awarded for one landscaping project and 39 playground projects. Crumb rubber, made from recycled scrap tires, is used for mulch on playgrounds to enhance durability and safety; for fitness/walking tracks; for landscaping, and on […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 28, 2014) – Officials from the Kentucky Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) are advising the public to avoid contact with water, sediments and stream banks in an unnamed tributary (from the South Louisville Logistics Industrial Park to just south of the Jewish Hospital Medical Center […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 22, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Atmos Energy Corp. an annual revenue increase of $8.55 million (5.5 percent), which is $4.817 million less than the amount sought by the utility. For a typical residential customer using an average of 5,000 cubic feet per month, the base rate […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 21, 2014) – Come join Ecologist Brian Yahn of the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) as he leads a wildflower hike through the Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve in Garrard County. The hike takes place Saturday, April 26, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and lasting approximately two to three hours. Located 10 […]