FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 17, 2014) – The Energy and Environment Cabinet is making available $140,000 in grant funding for local governments, nonprofits and quasi-governmental agencies for projects that clean up brownfield properties, including old factories, former gas stations, and other properties that are abandoned or underutilized due to environmental contamination. The Department for Environmental Protection’s […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 12, 2014) – Laurie Berry, a retired wastewater operator at the Glasgow Water Co., has been honored with the second annual Steve Crosman Award for Outstanding Environmental Professionalism. Berry, who holds a Class IV wastewater treatment license and previously held a landfarm certification, was nominated by Melissa Brothers of Train 2 Retain […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 11, 2014) – The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC), in partnership with the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center (KPPC) at the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Association of Manufactures (KAM), today announced the launch of a statewide program to promote high-efficiency, combined heat and power (CHP) technologies as resources to reduce […]
Frankfort, Ky. (March 11, 2014) – The first sign of spring for the Energy and Environment Cabinet is the upcoming Commonwealth Cleanup Week, slated for March 22-29. Volunteers from across Kentucky are set to fill trash bags and pick up old tires during the 16th annual event. The weeklong initiative is implemented by the Energy […]
Frankfort, Ky. (March 11, 2014) – The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) is recognizing Groundwater Awareness Week, March 9-15, by emphasizing the importance of groundwater to communities and the actions Kentuckians can take to protect this vital natural resource. Groundwater is the water from rain or other precipitation that soaks into the ground and moves […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2014) – The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection’s Division for Air Quality (DAQ) and Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program are investigating a Madisonville salvage operation that involved improper demolition and handling of asbestos-containing material. On Feb. 19, 2014, DAQ inspectors were dispatched to the Period, Inc. […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (February. 27, 2014) – Access to potable water will soon be available to 60 additional households in Morgan County. The Department for Natural Resources’ (DNR) Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) announced today the award of contract and start of construction for Morgan County MultiSite AML water supply project in Morgan County. “The […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a rate adjustment to Jackson Energy Cooperative Corp. In an order issued today, the PSC accepted Jackson Energy’s proposal to increase its annual revenue by $4.11 million, or about 4.6 percent. The PSC agreed that the increase is needed to reverse […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is calling on the state’s electric and natural gas utilities to work with customers who are having difficulty paying extremely large heating bills in the wake of extremely cold weather this winter. In a letter sent to the chief executives of the utilities, […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 20, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a plan that will allow the continued operation of a coal-burning unit at the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) J.S. Cooper Generating Station near Burnside. In an order issued today, the PSC noted the “relatively inexpensive” cost of the project and […]