Erica Peterson
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For a lot of people in the region, August 21’s solar eclipse marks a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event. But if you own solar panels, it means a day of…
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There’s no dearth of research on health disparities in Appalachia. But a newly-formed group of researchers at Virginia Tech says there is a dearth of…
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New numbers from the first two quarters of this year show both coal production and employment are continuing to decline in Kentucky, despite President…
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Pointing to years of documented pollution from a Central Kentucky coal-fired power plant, environmental groups are suing Kentucky Utilities. The lawsuit…
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Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says her office will not release state voter data to President Donald Trump’s election…
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A U.S. House committee has advanced a bill that would send a billion dollars for mine reclamation and economic development in coal communities.The RECLAIM…
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Predicting the imminent arrival of an insect species that could devastate Kentucky’s sweet sorghum crops, the state Department of Agriculture has declared…
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A new study has found that people who lived in the Ohio River Valley between 1991 and 2013 have higher levels of a chemical called PFOA in their…
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After being name-checked in two of President Donald Trump’s recent speeches, a new coal mine opened in Pennsylvania last week.“Next week we’re opening a…
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The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet has agreed to hold off on letting electric utilities transition to the state’s new, relaxed coal ash rules…