Kentucky Green News

Frankfurt, KY - Frasure Mining Company, while engaging in a coal-extraction process known as mountaintop-removal mining last week, dislodged a giant boulder from a ridge top in Floyd county, which rolled right into the bedroom of a house below. Fortunately,...

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The point man in the federal government's marijuana eradication program in the central Appalachians is claiming victory in a sprawling Kentucky national forest that once led the nation in pot production, but the illegal crop still is thriving on private...

A Bellarmine University construction contractor this week is completing the cleanup of a drilling waste spill that sent a silty slurry into Beargrass Creek on Oct. 29. The incident occurred during construction of a geothermal heating and cooling system for...

And yet, we too often see these brilliant beings kept as little more than decorative objects, prized for their plumage and locked nearly all their lives in cages that are too small no matter how large. Is it any wonder...

The parcels include a popular waterfall, as well as meadows, wilderness areas and riversides that are important wildlife habitats and recreation areas. "These are very scenic lands along the Middle Yuba River, Little Truckee River, Rubicon River and in Pierce...

The $27 million project, which will be paid for from future energy savings, has also employed a lot of Kentuckians. EKU's utility bill is now about $6.4 million a year. When the work is completed next year, the university will...