Frankfort, Ky. (Jan.20, 2015) – The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s (EEC) Division of Waste Management (DWM) is accepting grant applications for projects that develop an integrated recycling infrastructure and offer public education programs on recycling and household hazardous waste (HHW) management. “During the ninth year of the Kentucky Pride Recycling Grant program and the eighth […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2015) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) today granted a rate adjustment to Cumberland Valley Electric. The electric distribution cooperative will be allowed to increase annual revenue by about $968,000, or 2.43 percent. That is 60 percent of the $1.6 million increase (3.95 percent) requested by Cumberland Valley This is […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 14, 2015) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has ended its heightened scrutiny of the consumer service operations of Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) because the two companies have completed the improvements recommended in the final report of a management review completed in September 2011. […]
Frankfort, Ky. (Jan. 7, 2015) – The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) is making available assistance funds to help communities pay for source water protection projects that will help prevent drinking water contamination. The funds are available to public water systems as well as the entities they serve. Each project should remain at $60,000 or […]
Frankfort, Ky. (Jan. 6, 2015) – With frigid temperatures and wind chills expected in the coming days, the Kentucky Division of Water reminds citizens to protect the water systems in their homes and businesses from freezing. When water freezes, it expands. When water freezes in a pipe and expands enough, the pipe bursts, water escapes […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 23, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized Kentucky-American Water Co. to replace a 90-year-old filtration facility at its water treatment plant on Richmond Road in Lexington. In an order issue today, the PSC agreed with Kentucky-American that construction of a new facility is the most cost-effective way to […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 22, 2014) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the construction of the state’s first major solar-powered electric generating facility. In an order issued Friday, Dec. 19, the PSC authorized Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) to build a 10-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar array at […]
Frankfort, Ky. (Dec. 18, 2014) – The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) has presented its Biological Diversity Protection Award to Loran D. Gibson, of Florence. The annual award is given to an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to the knowledge and protection of Kentucky’s biodiversity. Gibson has been engaged in […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 17, 2014) – The Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) today announced that $876,730 in grant funding has been awarded by the Kentucky Pride Fund for cleanup of 102 illegal dumps in 20 counties across the Commonwealth. “Illegal dumping is a major problem that raises significant concerns with regard to safety, property values […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2014) – The fall forest fire hazard season officially ended Dec. 15, but officials with the Kentucky Division of Forestry continue to urge caution when conducting any kind of outdoor burning. “Kentucky’s forests have weathered serious storms over the past few years and the increase in dead and fallen trees are […]