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PSC: New surcharge to appear on Kentucky Power bills; represents savings of $90M over alternative
Floyd County Chronicle & Times - Kentucky
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The Kentucky Public Service Commission announced in a statement June 27 that customers of Kentucky Power Company would see a new charge on their monthly bills beginning June 30 called a “Securitized Surcharge." This is the result of Kentucky’s...
Kentucky therapists can't do better if they're not…
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Therapists need more access to ongoing, quality training to provide effective mental health care. Current continuing education requirements are insufficient and often outdated, failing to address modern challenges and research. Lack of adequate...
Kentucky farm a model for water conservation
The Messenger - Kentucky
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PARIS — “It’s important to protect the waters that provide us drinking water,” said Amanda Gumbert, extension water quality specialist in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of...
Kentucky law intended to reduce truancy drives some families to homeschool
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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(TNS) A state law aimed at cutting down on rampant truancy rates in Kentucky led more families to withdraw their children from public school districts in favor of homeschooling, according to local officials. The unintended consequence of the 2024...
Why States Warn Continued UN Funding Hurts Farmers
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 6, 2025
Eleven state agriculture commissioners called on the Trump administration and Congress to yank funding from United Nations programs that they say are hurting American farmers. “The federal government should stop using American taxpayer dollars to...
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife helps public become BearWise
The Russell County Newspapers - Kentucky
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July 2, 2025
Joe Lacefield FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 2, 2025) — As young male black bears disperse from their primary range in eastern Kentucky during summer months, biologists and game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources want to...
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposes regulation changes at quarterly meeting
Casey County News - Kentucky
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FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to recommend amendments to several hunting, fishing and wildlife regulations and conducted other business during a regular meeting as presented in the detailed agenda of the meeting. on...
Matt Ponatoski is not the only big Kentucky target announcing on Sunday
On3
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July 6, 2025
Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller quarterback Matt Ponatoski is ready to announce his college decision. Kentucky is the heavy favorite to land the blue-chip quarterback but he is not the only major target scheduled to come off the board to close out the...
Kentuckians who go fishing may be eligible to win a kayak prize package
WBKO - Kentucky
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July 1, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KYFWR) is encouraging experienced anglers to introduce new people to the fun of fishing this summer through a contest. The“Mentor to Win” contest is free to enter and...
Kentucky Power Cites Capacity Need In Bid To Keep Mitchell Plant
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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July 1, 2025
Home » Kentucky Power Cites Capacity Need In Bid To Keep Mitchell Plant Curtis Tate Published July 1, 2025 - 2:15 pm Wheeling Power's Mitchell Plant in Marshall County.Curtis Tate/West Virginia Public Broadcasting Kentucky Power took a formal step...
Wildlife on the Rebound
MKE Lifestyle - Wisconsin
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It’s easy to think of conservation as a trite topic in today’s society. Americans have never been more aware of the damage caused by centuries of unrelenting industrialization and human population expansion. The loss of species such as the...
Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve lifetime achievement award
Associated Press
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July 1, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican businessman Nate Morris has declared that Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve a lifetime achievement award from their home state political party, as the first-time candidate ratchets up his attacks...
Wildlife officials urge boater safety ahead of July 4 holiday
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Kentucky Wildlife Officials Urge Boater Safety Ahead of July 4 Holiday FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Fish and Wildlife game wardens will step up patrols on state waterways during the Independence Day holiday as part of a national effort to curb...
Kentucky first to capture aerial imagery of entire state
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to capture high-resolution aerial imagery of its entire geography, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. The public now has free online access to the imagery through the KYFromAbove Explorer, which...
Officials: U.P. at low risk for natural disasters
The Daily Press - Michigan
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ESCANABA — With a string of thunderstorms and unusually warm weather hitting the area over the last few weeks, some may be wondering exactly what risk tornadoes, high winds and other natural disasters pose to Delta County. According to the Federal...
‘A Self-Inflicted Tragedy’: Congress OKs Reversal of U.S. Climate Policy
The Energy Mix
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July 4, 2025
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 218-214 on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, greenlighting deep cuts to...
Passage of Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Approves Reversals in Climate Policy
Truthout
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July 4, 2025
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The...
Kentucky first in nation to capture aerial imagery of entire state, access free to public
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 29, 2025
Kentucky became the first state in the nation to capture high-resolution aerial imagery of its entire geography, Gov. Andy Beshear announced this week. KyFromAbove: Cumberland Falls State Resort Park aerial view (Photo provided) These photographs...
“Self-Inflicted Tragedy”: Washington’s Abrupt Turnaround on Climate Policy
Mother Jones
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July 4, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson celebrates passage of the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" with Republican leaders on Thursday, July 3, 2025.. Gripas Yuri Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother...
CleanTech to buy mineral rights to Kentucky fluorspar project
Mining Technology
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July 3, 2025
CleanTech Vanadium Mining, via its subsidiary US Fluorspar, has entered an agreement to acquire the mineral rights to the Campbell Crotser fluorspar project in the US state of Kentucky. The 250-acre project is in Livingston County, within the...