Water Quality
Citizen groups initiate legal action against Kentucky coal company for falsifying pollution reports
Click HERE to download a copy of the Notice of Intent letter sent to Frasure Creek
Coal Mines Keep Operating Despite Injuries, Violations And Millions In Fines
A joint investigation by NPR and Mine Safety and Health News found that thousands of mine operators fail to pay safety penalties, even as they continue to manage dangerous — and sometimes deadly — mining operations. Most unpaid penalties are between two and 10 years overdue; some go back two decades. And federal regulators seem unable or unwilling to make mine owners pay.
Summit: Kentucky's Future Beyond Fossil Fuels
Pipelines, Fracking, and Kentucky's Future Beyond Fossil Fuels Summit
Landowners and others affected by the proposed Bluegrass Hazardous Liquids Pipelines announce a summit to educate Kentuckians about the issues of natural gas liquids(NGLs), fracking, landowner rights, and local options for communities seeking a sustainable future.
Kinder Morgan / Tennessee Gas Pipeline Project
Kinder Morgan wants to "re-purpose" one of its decades-old natural gas pipelines running through Kentucky to carry hazardous liquids. Here's more information.
State’s new general permits for coal mining mean five more years of polluted streams
The Beshear administration this week issued two new general permits for coal facilities that fail to fully address the ongoing and substantial harm to humans and aquatic life from polluted mine wastewater.
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