The Kentucky Green Report

A student-run news website dedicated to covering environmental news and events across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, based out of duPont Manual High School.

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“You want to start getting away from oil and coal and gas and moving to solar and battery storage. And if we continue to keep propping up these fossil fuel industries, we're not going to get there quick enough,” @KyConservation Executive Director Lane Boldman said.

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Big discounts from utilities and tax breaks are incentivizing cryptocurrency miners to locate in Kentucky. Near Paducah, a utility is spending to accommodate the industry. In Inez, a legislator who sponsored the tax breaks is co-founding a company.
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Kentucky has never had a nuclear power plant, but it has two locations that are still EPA Superfund Sites due to their nuclear connections: Fleming County's Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal Site and the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Ben Mowery reports: https://t.co/7r4G1DHJzA

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With in-depth reporting and a plethora of semicolons, our newest writer assesses the value of the eat local movement in the first article in a series about the movement in Kentucky https://t.co/RAG52QzSKR

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Don't call it urbanization—recent census data show that Louisville's population is still sprawling outwards.
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Cities across the country are negotiating municipal franchise agreements with utilities to bring down carbon emissions from energy. With a Louisville agreement with @lgeku expiring this summer, could this be a chance to transition away from coal and gas? https://t.co/mz3dkHR5of

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An update about PFAS chemicals in Louisville drinking water, partially from an @chemours plant in West Virginia, and the response from Louisville Water Company https://t.co/c4WXaTkEA0

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Cities across the country have implemented bans on new buildings having natural gas hookups, instead requiring them to have all-electric heating. HB 207 would preclude Kentucky cities from implementing that kind of regulation, @KyResources tells us.

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The Kentucky General Assembly will reconvene this week. Here's a look at some of the bills related to the environment that have been introduced. https://t.co/B5foKtX0yy

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Opinion: @lgeku's Solar Share program is just a Fortune 500 company asking you to donate to an investment they should make anyway, Satchel Walton writes. https://t.co/CLvxB0vUwK

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@LandinKY will be Kentucky's youngest elected official when he takes office on the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District Board. He explains his motivations to run for office and thoughts on environmental issues in an interview. https://t.co/l25wHNXKrj

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Biden being on the cusp of victory matters for the environment. A lot. But if Republicans hold the Senate, ambitious climate legislation would be unlikely to come to fruition. https://t.co/MjIxrs4mAG

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Cincinnati has installed a system to filter for PFAS, Louisville hasn't. Is it time that @louisvillewater addresses the situation?

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#news #climatenews #climatechange #pollution #foreverchemicals #pfas #genx #louisville #louisvilleky #louisvillekentucky

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Charles Booker @Booker4KY presents a true vision for the future of Kentucky, and he actually has an environmental plan. @AmyMcGrathKY is 0 for 2. Booker gets our strong endorsement. https://t.co/SCLdzwPF6m
#KYSen #Booker4KY #FlipTheSenate #Senate #Kentucky #politics

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Agriculture is important to not only Kentucky's economy, but also our culture; now thanks to climate change it might be under attack. Read more in our latest article.

#ClimateChange #Kentucky #agriculture #environment #KYGreenReport #plants

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Our latest update about our plans for the publication during the COVID-19 pandemic is up! We are excited to get back into the swing of things, so keep your eye out for some more KYGR content in the near future.

#ClimateChange #COVID19 #Coronavirus #KYGR

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@GretaThunberg has become the face of the youth climate movement; Naomi Seibt has become what some call the "anti-Greta" and a self proclaimed "climate realist". Read our take on Seibt in our latest article.

#GretaThunberg #NaomiSeibt #climatechange

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@GretaThunberg has become the face of the youth climate movement; Naomi Seibt has become what some call the "anti-Greta" and a self proclaimed "climate realist". Read our take on Seibt in our latest article.

#GretaThunberg #NaomiSeibt #climatechange

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Everybody wants to know how they can help our planet in the face of the climate crisis. Many think that it is up to the individual to fix the planet through recycling, being vegan, or driving electric cars. We have a different take.

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The Kentucky Green Report is blasting off again with the new episode of your favorite mini-series: Transit Rights! This time our topic is buses. Watch the new episode on our YouTube channel.

#transitrights #buses #environment #climatechange #KYgreen

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