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Environment

Big Business Pushes Coal-Friendly Kentucky To Embrace Renewables

By Jennifer Ludden

Published April 17, 2017 at 7:12 AM CDT

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Jennifer Ludden

NPR National Correspondent Jennifer Ludden covers economic inequality, exploring systemic disparities in housing, food insecurity and wealth.

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