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 […]
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 […]