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Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law
The law that President Trump signed on July 4 ending tax incentives for wind and solar projects is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., with some of the sharpest increases in Republican-led states, according to Energy...

Retro Louisville: City takes steps to curb pollution in the 1950s
Local environmental regulations were created in the 1950s and residents and scientists alike grew more concerned with pollution. Before one of the Louisville's most prominent parks was named after him, Joe Creason sought to inform residents about...

Everything you need to know ahead of Kentuckiana Pride Festival and Parade 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentuckiana Pride Festival and Parade kicks off Saturday, which will be a very hot, humid day. Organizers are taking precautions to keep everyone safe. Friday morning, crews were putting up fencing and setting up the...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.15.25
Good Tuesday morning. Ballard Partners is announcing the addition of four lobbyists to its Washington, D.C. office: Thomas Boodry, Grace Colvin, Alison Anway, and Scott Wagner. This significant expansion of talent is complemented by the firm’s...

Cable-Stayed Design Selected for Brent Spence Companion Bridge Between Ohio and Kentucky
A design has been selected for a new bridge that will connect Cincinnati and northern Kentucky over the Ohio River. Substantial construction is expected to start in 2026 on the project, currently estimated to cost $3.6 billion. The new bridge, a...

Lexington's River Sweep Clean Sweep postponed due to high water on the Kentucky River
The annual Kentucky River Clean Sweep that scheduled this Saturday has been postponed. Officials made the call Thursday afternoon, due to high water in the Kentucky River. Volunteers would have gone out in boats on the Kentucky River to collect...

KDPH announces Dr. John Langefeld to assume role as Kentucky’s commissioner of public health July 1
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) this week announced Dr. John Langefeld will succeed Dr. Steven Stack as Kentucky’s commissioner of public health. Stack will transition to his new role of secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for...

Catholic event urges environmental awareness on Laudato Si’ anniversary
Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Bishop | Archdiocese of Louisville An event in St. Matthews commemorated the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home." The gathering, organized by the Archdiocese of...

Repealing Harmful Rules Supports Grid Reliability And Kentucky’s Economic Future
Repealing harmful rules supports grid reliability and Kentucky’s economic future by Corey Elder – Acting Director, Dependable Power First Kentucky The current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to repeal two costly and disruptive...

How Private Investors Can Fill In The $27 Billion Climate Gap
The Thomas family, new Georgia Bright clients stand in front of their yard grow beds and residential ... More solar installation.Georgia Bright The Trump administration’s economic policies have been summarized by most major financial institutions...

You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are
A now-famous hat, with over 50,000 units (and many knockoffs) sold. Photo: Jon Laytner for New York Magazine This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In May, I...

Tourism remains a vital economic driver in Marshall County and across Kentucky
BENTON — Tourism continues to fuel Kentucky’s economy, with new data showing significant year-over-year growth statewide and locally in Marshall County. According to the 2024 Economic Impact Report commissioned by the Kentucky Department of...

Trump promised to lower energy costs – his tax bill will raise them for people in red states the most
The cost of electricity is poised to surge across the US in the wake of Republican legislation that takes an axe to cheap renewable energy, with people in states who voted for Donald Trump last year to be hardest hit by the increase in bills. As...

Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels hosts Grant Week event in Horse Cave
HORSE CAVE, Ky. – Nonprofits from across Southern Kentucky gathered in Horse Cave Wednesday, where the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels handed out grant funding. “We’re here in the Bowling Green region, giving away 16 for 16 different...

TVA project adds solar power to Kentucky fossil fuel site
The country's largest public power provider is building a large-scale solar field on a closed coal ash site at its Shawnee Fossil Plant site in McCracken County. Tennessee Valley Authority officials say it's the world's first. Project Phoenix, a...

100 years of better pastures in Kentucky
PRINCETON, Ky. (June 18, 2025) — Improving forage crops for higher-producing grazing livestock was a primary goal of the University of Kentucky’s agricultural station in Princeton when it opened in 1925. One hundred years later, the UK Research...

New bridge design unveiled for $3.6 billion project connecting Cincinnati, northern Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled the design of the new bridge set to be built over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. The "state-of-the-art" cable-stayed independent deck...

Beshear announces new Kentucky Department for Public Health commissioner
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Governor Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that Dr. John Langefeld has been appointed the new Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), effective on July 1. Dr. Langefeld succeeds Dr. Steven Stack...

Duke Energy Makes Key Appointments To Leadership Of Federal Affairs, Policy, Sustainability And Philanthropy
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK ) today announced the promotions of Pepper Natonski to senior vice president, federal affairs, policy and sustainability and Tom Craig to vice president,...

Ohio and Kentucky unveil design for Brent Spence Companion Bridge
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear unveiled the design for a state-of-the-art companion bridge as part of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project, marking a significant milestone in one of the...