June 12, 2008 at 08:00pm
We received a note today from John Cleveland, a long-time KFTC member who lives in Letcher County. His story is yet another example of how state budget cuts are making it impossible for public agencies to fulfill their mission of protecting public health and the environment.
June 12, 2008 at 08:00pm
The following are news articles and blog posts about coal, mountaintop removal mining and valley fills, and energy from a regional, national and global perspective.
June 10, 2008 at 08:00pm
KFTC and the Sierra Club have sent notice to TECO Coal Company of their intent to sue the company for creating two large valley fills without a permit.
The letter, sent on Tuesday, accuses TECO subsidiary Clintwood Elkhorn Mining of violating the Clean Water Act by dumping its mining waste into Pike County streams and allowing it to remain there. The violation is near Fishtrap Lake.
June 9, 2008 at 08:00pm
The following are news articles and blog posts about coal, mountaintop removal mining and valley fills, and energy from a regional, national and global perspective.
May 4, 2008 at 08:00pm
Another report is reminding us that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is not a reasonable solution to our global climate change crisis, and that state officials are not looking out for the best interests of Kentuckians when they throw hundreds of millions of dollars down that hole.
April 22, 2008 at 08:00pm
KFTC members Carl Shoupe and Teri Blanton were part of a group of coalfield citizens who attended the shareholders meeting for the Bank of America today to help expose the company's role in financing mountaintop removal coal mining operations.
