Air Quality
Study finds toxins from mountaintop coal mining sites
The U.S. Geological Survey has found high levels of toxic compounds in soil and water around mountaintop-removal mining sites in central Appalachia, a potentially groundbreaking finding with human health consequences.
Report: Coal-fired plants cause deaths, asthma attacks
Coal-fired power plants owned by PPL - the owner of Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities - and seven other energy companies contribute to thousands of deaths, asthma attacks and hospital visits, according to a report issued Tuesday by an environmental group.
Land Reform Committee Meeting
KFTC's Land Reform Committee develops strategies for working on all land and natural resource issues, including developing and implementing the strategy for the Canary Project. All KFTC issue committee meetings are open to all KFTC members, but for planning purposes we would like you to let us know that you plan to attend.
Report Ranks Three Kentucky Power Plants Among Nation's Biggest Polluters
Three Kentucky coal-fired power plants are named among the biggest polluters in the nation in a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project. The report concludes that at several power plants — including the Green River, Shawnee and Mill Creek plants in Kentucky — the cost of lost human life outweighs the value of electricity the plant produces.
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