Water Quality
Hearing on 6000-acre mining permit
Community members will have a chance to express their concerns about a 6,000-acre proposed mining operation by Deane Mining in Floyd, Knott, Pike and Letcher counties
Mill Creek and Puncheon residents need your help
The folks on Mill Creek and surrounding areas of eastern Kentucky are once again fighting to protect their homes, water and health. Mill Creek is a small, close-knit community in Letcher County where much of the land has been passed down from generation to generation.
Reaction to federal judge's ruling against the EPA
KFTC Member Rick Handshoe's reaction to the federal judge's ruling against the EPA.
Court Rules Against EPA on Water Quality
KFTC member Teri Blanton is quoted in this story about the disappointing court ruling against the EPA's water quality guidance.
EPA water pollution limits vacated by federal court
A federal court judge did not dispute the destruction caused by mountaintop removal and valleys fills or the science behind limiting the water pollution that results, but on Tuesday he did rule that the U.S. EPA overstepped its authority in acting to limit that pollution.
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