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Jared Kunish/WKU Public RadioAppalachian researchers are working to restore populations of the eastern hellbender, a species of giant salamander struggling to survive amid a changing climate and human activity. -
Jared Kunish/WKU Public RadioFreshwater mussels are scattered throughout waterways in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, playing a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. But populations are dwindling, and researchers want to better understand the causes.
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Historic abandoned mines litter the Appalachian landscape: unreclaimed high walls scar foothills and threaten landslides, toxic mine drainage leaches into… -
Kentucky has among the highest number of orphan oil and gas wells in the country, but will soon receive federal funds to help clean them up.The state is… -
During the initial shock, loss and confusion of a disaster, like the devastating tornadoes that ripped across Kentucky in December, federal, state and… -
Environmentalists and manufacturers are throwing their support behind a bill that would change how some plastics recyclers are regulated, and possibly… -
First Lady Jill Biden was in Bowling Green Friday to see some of the damage from the Dec. 11 tornado and to get an update on recovery efforts. Her first… -
Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities is planning for a net zero carbon future. It’s also planning to burn coal through 2066. The planet is… -
Kentucky residents who suffered damage or loss from the December tornadoes have until Feb. 11 to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency… -
Carol Davis has noticed the West drying up. Where she lives, in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation, years of drought have left… -
In the aftermath of the recent tornadoes that reduced many Kentucky neighborhoods to rubble, residents are beginning the step-by-step process of… -
Gov. Andy Beshear launched a new website Wednesday that has extensive information on resources for Kentuckians impacted by the recent tornadoes.The new…
