Members ask Attorney General to help enforce the law

A group of KFTC members met with Chief Deputy Attorney General Patrick Hughes today to ask that he and Attorney General Jack Conway help enforce water protection and coal mining laws.

They made the request because the agencies responsible for enforcing these laws refuse to do so.

Rick Handshoe, Sue Tallichet and Megan Naseman wait in the state capitol for Gov. Beshear.

That case was made by Floyd County member Rick Handshoe, who provided Patrick with a 10-page booklet that documented the pattern of non-enforcement. The group also gave Patrick a copy of a research report released Tuesday that showed a higher frequency of birth defects in areas where mountaintop removal takes place.

Earlier in the day,the group grabbed a minute with Gov. Steve Beshear after an unrelated press conference. They also provided him with copies of the two documents.

Reporter Ronnie Ellis with Community Newspaper Holdings was there. Here's his story.