The federal government has denied a petition that would set pollution limits for states in the Mississippi River Basin. The decision was criticized by environmental groups today. Pollution released from wastewater treatment plants and farm runoff eventually travel from Kentucky to the Mississippi River and are contributing to a growing ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf… Continue reading EPA Denies Water Pollution Petition
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Proposed LG&E Coal Ash Dump Discussed
A proposal by Louisville Gas and Electric Company to build a new coal combustion waste dump at its Cane Run facility in west Louisville was the focus of a Metro Council informational hearing Thursday.
Evironmental Groups Cheer New EPA Mining Rule
The U.S. EPA issued new rules for mountaintop coal mining intended to protect water quality. Environmentalists are thrilled; mine industry representatives aren’t.
KY Waterways Alliance Critical of New Coal Ash Ponds
A Kentucky environmental group tried to intervene in a case before the state’s utility regulators but was denied.
Enviros Sue Over Mining/Stream Buffer Rule
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency in federal court over a recently approved mountaintop removal mining rule change. The old rule required mining companies to keep debris at least a hundred feet away from valley streams. But because of different interpretations of the rule, many miles of streams have already been covered with debris.
Court Finds EPA Wrong to Approve KY Water Laws
A federal appeals court has sided with the Kentucky Waterways Alliance and other groups against the EPA over Kentucky water quality laws.