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May 5, 2008
Sierra Club Endorses John Yarmuth
Conservation Group Praises Work to Protect Kentucky’s Environment

May 5, 2008
Sierra Club Endorses Ben Chandler
Conservation Group Praises Work to Protect Kentucky’s Environment

March 3, 2008
Groups File Suit Against Federal Agency to Assess the True Costs of Coal for East Kentucky Power Cooperative's Proposed Power Plants and Lines
Say EKPC should invest in clean energy to meet Kentucky’s electricity needs

February 20, 2008
"EKPC's Energy Crossroads"
A press conference to release the report:
A Portfolio for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the East Kentucky Power Cooperative.

January 2, 2008
Under Pressure, Army Corps of Engineers Suspends Kentucky Coal Mining Permit
Sierra Club, Kentucky Waterways Alliance Celebrate Victory for Clean Water

December 6, 2007
Water Pollution Concerns Lead to Challenge of Mine Expansion
ICG Hazard Company mine would ruin pristine area and threaten community

November 14, 2007
Sierra Club Statement on Legislative Committee’s Look at Global Warming

October 23, 2007
Groups Say No to Peabody Coal
Thoroughbred Plant Not the Best Option for Kentucky

September 4, 2007
East Kentucky Power Coop's Coal-Fired Power Plant Permit Rejected

August 27, 2007
Groups Charge Massey Energy with Thousands of Clean Water Act Violations
Energy Company Faces $2 Billion in Fines for Contaminating Water

August 7, 2007
Court Says No to Peabody Coal
Thoroughbred Plant Not the Best Option for Kentucky

Read Franklin Circuit Judge Wingate's Order Remanding the Peabody Permit to the Cabinet here.

June 21, 2007
The Dirty Truth About Coal
New Sierra Club Report Details Real Life Impacts of Our Dependence on Coal

March 27, 2007
Sierra Club Urges PSC To Take A New Direction In Regulating East Kentucky Power Co-op

August 24, 2005
Representative Ben Chandler to Speak at Mercury Event in Lexington

August 9, 2005
Hearing Officer Decision on Thoroughbred Generating Station air quality permit
All Kentuckians Can Breathe Easier Today


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