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Retro Louisville: City takes steps to curb pollution in the 1950s
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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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
WDRB - Kentucky
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June 20, 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...
Cable-Stayed Design Selected for Brent Spence Companion Bridge Between Ohio and Kentucky
Engineering News Record
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June 20, 2025
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
WEKU - Kentucky
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June 20, 2025
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
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 20, 2025
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
American Catholic Tribune
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June 20, 2025
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
The Levisa Lazer - Kentucky
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June 19, 2025
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
Forbes
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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...
Tourism remains a vital economic driver in Marshall County and across Kentucky
Marshall County Tribune-Courier - Kentucky
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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...
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels hosts Grant Week event in Horse Cave
WNKY - Kentucky
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June 19, 2025
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
WFPL - Kentucky
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June 19, 2025
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
UKNow - Kentucky
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June 18, 2025
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
WDRB - Kentucky
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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
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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June 17, 2025
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
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June 18, 2025
(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
Local12 - Ohio
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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...
University of Kentucky Sees Positive Results from Energy Efficiency Program
Spaces 4 Learning
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University of Kentucky Sees Positive Results from Energy Efficiency Program The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., recently announced the results of its Energy Program in Facilities Management, put into place eight years ago, according to a...
These 4 US Southern States See 25% Surge in Dementia—Blame Schools, Pollution and Poor Healthcare
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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June 18, 2025
Margaret (name changed) had lived in rural Kentucky her entire 78-year life when the words started disappearing. Simple ones first – the name of her neighbour's dog, the street where her daughter lived. Then bigger chunks of her world began...
U.S. CSB releases second update on 2024 explosion in Kentucky
Chemical Engineering
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June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025 | By Scott Jenkins The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) has released a second update on the agency’s ongoing investigation of the November 12, 2024, explosion at the Givaudan...
Title V/Clean Air Act: Environmental Integrity Project Petition to Object Filed Addressing Hawesville, Kentucky Aluminum Smelter Permit Renewal
JD Supra - California
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June 18, 2025
Download PDF The Environmental Integrity Project and Kentucky Resources Council (collectively, “EIP”) filed a June 9th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to Century...