AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUrban Forestry & Community Events: Frankfort and the University of Kentucky are gearing up for Tree Week Oct. 9-18, with events like twilight hikes, tree art, trivia night, and UK TreeFest plus Arbor Day activities at the Arboretum. Invasive Pests & Wildlife Health: UK entomologist Lynne Rieske-Kinney is advancing RNA-based gene-silencing research aimed at protecting ash and pine trees from invasive beetles like emerald ash borer and southern pine beetle. Local Infrastructure & Safety: Lexington’s Complete Streets push continues with StreetFest, featuring “asphalt art” meant to slow traffic and make streets safer for everyone. Energy & Pollution Pressure: Big Rivers Electric says it plans to keep its coal and gas plants running beyond 2050, arguing reliability upgrades beat retirement-and-replacement. Data Centers & Land Use: At a Frankfort listening session, Kentuckians urged stronger rules for hyperscale data centers, citing farmland loss, ratepayer protections, and transparency concerns. Public Health & Climate Risk: A Supreme Court term preview flags climate-related cases, while Kentucky’s deer-collision and tick concerns keep showing up in local reporting.
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