AGP Executive Report
Last update: 38 minutes agoCoal and Jobs: Kentucky coal production rose 8.5% in the third quarter, but statewide jobs fell 14% year over year; Eastern Kentucky lost more than one in five coal jobs. Research and Monitoring: Kentucky State University’s GIS Day on Nov. 18 will showcase how mapping tools support soil and water monitoring, vegetation recovery and landscape research. Water Pollution: An operator of a Lawrence County oil well was fined $20,000 and sentenced to a year of home confinement for water pollution. Farming and Conservation: A study says expanding hemp production could improve Kentucky’s water quality and ecological diversity. Wildlife Habitat: Kentucky has opened two wildlife management areas covering 1,337 acres, while the state is also sinking thousands of Christmas trees in local lakes to create fish habitat.
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