FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 3, 2015) – The Energy and Environment Cabinet today announced that up to $560,000 is available in emergency grants to help 28 flood-damaged counties clean up solid waste generated by recent floodwaters caused by last month’s winter storm. The total grant amount to be awarded will not be available until all applications […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 2, 2015) — Grant funds are available for projects designed to help clean polluted streams, rivers, lakes, and groundwater and for projects that protect water resources throughout the Commonwealth. Funds aid in watershed restoration projects and watershed plan development as well as other projects that reduce and prevent runoff pollution. Nonpoint Source […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 2, 2015) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened proceedings to examine abandonment requests filed by two small sewer utilities in Daviess County. Cedar Hills Disposal Sanitation Corp. and Friendly Park Development Inc. both filed abandonment requests with the PSC on Monday, March 30. The two utilities, although operating separately, […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 31, 2015) – Legislation passed by the 2015 Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear will provide commercial and industrial property owners the ability to advance the efficient use of energy and water resources. House Bill 100 authorizes local governments to establish Energy Project Assessment Districts (EPADs), an […]
Frankfort, Ky. (March 30, 2015) – The Division of Forestry is reminding Kentuckians that it is spring forest fire hazard season. Since March 16, the division has battled more than 98 forest fires, damaging more than 1,320 acres. This week’s weather forecast is cause for concern. “The forecast for warmer, dryer weather this week has […]
Frankfort, Ky. (March 30, 2015) – Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet has announced three Kentucky cities are among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2015 top cities list for ENERGY STAR buildings. For the second year, Louisville ranks among the top 25 cities with the most ENERGY-STAR buildings in the nation, improving its position by […]
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (March 26, 2015) – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet announced Wilmore Elementary School has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies the school building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency. Officials from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and the […]
Frankfort, Ky. (March 26, 2015) – Governor Steve Beshear has proclaimed April as “Earth Month in Kentucky.” Each year, Kentucky celebrates Earth Day, which is April 22, to increase awareness of the importance of conservation, stewardship and protection of our natural environment. Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear, the Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Kentucky […]
Today the Kentucky Environmental Foundation (KEF) will launch a 40-day Indiegogo campaign to raise money for a documentary highlighting the life and work of the organization’s founder, Craig Williams. After returning from the Vietnam War, Craig Williams looked forward to some normalcy. But in 1984, when he discovered that the Department of Defense planned to […]
Frankfort, Ky. (March 19, 2015) – At this time of year the Kentucky Division of Forestry’s two tree nurseries are busy packing and shipping seedlings. The busiest months for the spring planting season are March and April. The division doesn’t send seedlings after April because it gets too warm and the bare root seedlings do […]