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November 4, 2009
Leo Weekly

Ashes to ashes
As EPA reconsiders dangers of coal ash, LG&E seeks to expand a storage facility
 
October 29, 2009
Business Lexington

Kentucky pays steep environmental price
 
September 28, 2009
Lexington Herald Leader

Kentucky can live without coal
 
August 24, 2009
The Gleaner

Foes assail Cash Creek proposal: But officials commend technology involved, ask people to trust regulatory process
 
July 31, 2009
Courier Journal

Fighting for cleaner energy (LTE by Wallace McMullen)
 
July 14, 2009
Winchester Sun

Reports says renewable energy, efficiency good for job growth
 
July 8, 2009
Lexington Herald Leader

E.Ky. Power customers could be better served, environmental group says
 
June 22, 2009
Louisville Courier Journal

Energy issues may become Beshear's hallmark
 
June 11, 2009
Lexington Herald Leader

Report questions East Ky. Power plans
 
May 26, 2009
Kentucky News Connection

Locals: Second-Thoughts on Strip Mine Plans Near Robinson Forest
 
May 18, 2009
Lexington Herald Leader

Blasting wrecks nerves, homes, wells (Op. Ed. by Rick Clewett)
 
May 6, 2009
Charleston Daily Mail

Mountaintop mining settlements in Ky., Tenn.
 
May 5, 2009
Courier Journal

Lexington woman on Sierra Club's national board
 
April 28, 2009
Kentucky News Connection

KY Sierra Club Takes Aim at Limiting Mercury Pollution
 
April 21, 2009
Morehead News

Group takes stand against electric rate increases
 
April 15, 2009
Kentucky News Connection

Case Study: Clean Water Act is Leaky when Protecting KY Public Health
 
April 8, 2009
Kentucky News Connection

Financial Report: Proposed Eastern KY Coal Power Plant Doesn’t Pencil Out
 
February 23, 2009
Courier Journal

Official: Regulating CO2 emissions could be costly
February 23, 2009
Lexington Herald Leader

Plan could raise Ky electric bills
December 28, 2008
WFPL News, 89.3 FM

A Look Back at the Year in the Environment
December 26, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Horse trail in trouble from start
December 22, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Environmental groups sue over rule changes governing mine waste
December 17, 2008
Courier Journal

Peabody Energy formally ends Thoroughbred plant effort
December 1, 2008
WBKO TV (ABC)

Groups Sue Over KY Power Plant

November 30, 2008
KY Post

Ohio River, City's 'Front Door,' Is 'Priceless'

November 29, 2008
BG Daily News

Energizing the Commonwealth

November 26, 2008
Facing South News Magazine

Energy Watch: A Kentucky victory in the fight against dirty coal

November 23, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

It's time to be smart about energy

October 15, 2008
Trading Markets

Sierra Club seeks new hearing on power plant: Thoroughbred ruling by Court of Appeals flawed, group claims

September 23, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kentucky court OKs Peabody air permit

September 22, 2008
Charleston Daily Mail

Peabody touts favorable Ky. appeals court ruling

September 22, 2008
Evansville Courier & Press

Peabody wins air permit appeal

September 12, 2008
Fort Mill Times

Lawsuit filed over mine waste dumped in Ky. valley

September 12, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Residents contest strip mining near Cumberland stream

September 10, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Groups sue over Pike County mining

September 10, 2008
Courier Journal

ATVs might get the state stuck in rut

September 7, 2008
Courier Journal

Healthy-food experts see progress

September 5, 2008
Murray State News

Local hog farms produce offensive fumes

September 5, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Mongiardo: ATVs won't do harm

September 4, 2008
Jurist-USA

Sixth Circuit rules on challenge to EPA regulation of Kentucky waters

September 1, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Mongiardo has wrong vision for Eastern Ky mountains

August 21, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

'Adventure tourism' push stirs concerns

August 13, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Sierra Club to test hair for mercury during art fair

August 3, 2008
Courier Journal

Environmental groups promise to keep fighting proposed Ky power plant

July 30, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Court hears case on coal plant near Mammoth

July 30, 2008
Messenger-Inquirer

Court hears arguments over proposed Muhlenberg plant

June 25, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Groups set to sue over mining

June 21, 2008
The Messenger-Inquirer

Sierra Club Honors Faith-Based Action

June 20, 2008
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Coal companies accused of mining without a permit

June 20, 2008
The Messenger-Inquirer

Sierra Club Honors Ursulines

June 19, 2008
The Kentucky Kernel

Logging started in Robinson Forest

June 13, 2008
The Times Tribune

Organizations feel TECO coal in violation

June 12, 2008
Appalacian News-Express

Environmental groups to sue TECO

April 2, 2008
Messenger-Inquirer

Taking step on pledge, city unveils its first hybrid vehicle

March 4, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Suit opposes E. Kentucky Power plant in Clark County

February 26, 2008
Richmond Register

Environmentalists propose alternative to Clark County coal-fire generator

February 22, 2008
Messenger-Inquirer

Energy efficiency a win-win situation

February 16, 2008
Messenger-Inquirer

City taking steps to cut its energy use, officials say

February 11, 2008
Courier Journal

Mine expansion in middle of fight

January 11, 2008
Courier Journal

Corps to reconsider mountaintop coal mine's permit

January 3, 2008
Courier Journal

Corps to reconsider mountaintop coal mine's permit

January 3, 2008
The Lexington Herald Leader

Mining permit is suspended

January 2, 2008
Lexington Herald Leader

Corps suspends mine-expansion permit for review

December 7, 2007
The Lexington Herald Leader

Groups file suit over mine permit

December 7, 2007
Associated Press

Environmental groups challenge permit for mountaintop removal

December 6, 2007
CNN Money

Mountaintop Removal Permit Challenged
Environmental Groups Challenge ICG's Mountaintop Removal Permit

December 6, 2007
Watchdog Earth

Groups sue over KY mine

November 3, 2007
The Cincinnati Post

Huge new sewage plant on way

October 8, 2007
The Courier Journal

Coal key to Kentucky's future?

October 8, 2007
The Lexington Herald Leader

Environmentalist blazed a trail

October 1, 2007
The Lexington Herald Leader

Making war on the mountains

September 7, 2007
Messenger-Inquirer

Ammonia the focus of study on poultry houses' emissions
Two poultry houses each released 5.1 tons in one year

September 4, 2007
The Ledger Independent

Sierra Club petition results in action against EKPC pollution permit

August 24, 2007
WTVQ Action News 36

New Regulations for Mountaintop Mining Not So New

August 8, 2007
Courier Press

Peabody ordered to change permit

August 7, 2007
The Courier Journal

Judge rejects Peabody's power plant permit

May 17, 2007
The Community Press & Recorder

Villa first in NKY to sign Climate Protection Agreement

May 7, 2007
Business Week

Coal? Yes, Coal
Never mind global warming. Peabody Energy CEO Gregory Boyce is betting big on the dirty fuel's durability

May 3, 2007
Lexington Herald Leader

Interfaith group visits surface mines
Decries destruction of environment

April 26, 2007
Disciples World

Eating Away at the Environment

April 15, 2007
State Journal

Global issue, local action

April 15, 2007
Messenger-Inquirer

Step It Up observance goes on despite rainy weather
Organizers hope to raise awareness of global climate change

March 30, 2007
United Press International

Analysis: How much is carbon worth?

March 28, 2007
Lexington Herald Leader

Rate hike linked to coal plant
Sierra Club files brief on power co-op's plans

March 19, 2007
The Cincinnati Post

Sanitation projects move ahead

March 9, 2007
Rolling Stone

The Dark Side of Kentucky: Krishtine de Leon Reports on Tyson Chicken Houses

February 3, 2007
The Courier Journal

Utility customers may make 'green energy' donations


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