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U.S. Geological Survey Research biologist Todd Katzner said Bernheim’s work helps serve as a foundation for a conservation plan for the eastern population of golden eagles. x4“The work that Bernheim is doing is really critical to understanding where these birds are living, what they are eating,” Katzner said.

PFAS chemicals have been found throughout the Ohio River. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet found the chemicals in 90% of rivers and lakes they sampled and in every fish they tested.

The measure from Republican Rep. Scott Sharp, of Ashland, is the latest push from Republican elected officials to limit the influence of “environmental, social, governance” (ESG) investment practices in the state’s retirement systems."

One layer to the soundtrack of spring in Kentucky will crescendo in the coming weeks as the skies fill with the ethereal cooing of sandhill cranes.

The storm swept across the country ahead of Christmas with strong winds and freezing temperatures that killed two people in Kentucky and dozens more across the U.S. An estimated 1.6 million people lost electricity across the East Coast during the event and dozens of people died.

Details about the potential discounts Kentucky Power’s offering under the deal are confidential, but several groups, including the Attorney General’s Office, have expressed concerns that ratepayers could actually end paying higher electricity bills while subsidizing the cryptocurrency company.

More than a decade of research has found a relationship between these mine sites and health problems like cancer.

West Virginia has had a comprehensive flood mitigation plan on the books since 2004, though officials have taken little concrete action to implement it. And in Kentucky, extensive regional plans spell out how communities could decrease the potential for flood damage.

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…

Environmentalists and manufacturers are throwing their support behind a bill that would change how some plastics recyclers are regulated, and possibly…