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KFTC Press Releases
KFTC statement about EPA’s proposed clean air standards
June 2, 2014
EPA’s proposed new clean air standards represent a great opportunity to move Kentucky and the nation in very positive direction. Kentucky can be in the forefront of this economic opportunity, and KFTC challenges our elected officials and candidates to end their denial and obstruction and lead us to the clean energy future Kentuckians need and deserve.
Annual Growing Appalachia gathering offers way for people to save money and boost the local economy
February 28, 2014
The fifth Growing Appalachia gathering offers an opportunity to learn about bio-intensive gardening, renewable energy and much more. The day of workshops takes place on March 8 in Prestonsburg.
EPA Agrees to Deadline for First-Ever U.S. Coal Ash Regulations
Environmental litigation prevails, local coal ash communities to gain some protection
January 29, 2014
After years of delay, and in response to legal action by national and local public interest groups, the U.S. EPA has agreed to finalize standards to protect the public from exposure to coal ash.
KFTC issues in the News
No broad permit for Ky. coal mining; Review of individual permits adds scrutiny
July 29, 2014
Kentucky is seeking to renew its general permit for the coal industry — including mountaintop surface mines that disturb hundreds of acres, pollute streams already impaired by earlier mining and threaten aquatic life and human health.
USGS halts research on mountaintop removal’s public-health effects
July 26, 2014
Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work by the U.S. Geological Survey to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal.
Eastern Ky. can't soar with ruined water
June 18, 2014