Economic Policy Officer Agri-Tech Kentucky The Netherlands Consulate General in Chicago is looking for an Economic Policy Officer dedicated specifically to the development of the Kentucky Agri-Tech Ecosystem partnership between the Netherlands and the commonwealth of Kentucky; ‘Let’s grow together’. Applications, consisting of a cover letter and a resume, should be addressedContinue Reading
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded 11 grants to organizations in coal-impacted counties in Kentucky Monday. The $47 million grants went to 52 total projects in 181 counties across the United States as part of its Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative, which directsContinue Reading
Forever chemicals are tainting Kentucky fish. Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet released a study Friday that found the same kinds of chemicals used in Teflon pans in every single fish sampled in lakes and streams across the state. Researchers collected and tested fish including large and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout,Continue Reading
By Lorie Hailey Building on its history of innovation in agriculture and the success of its signature industries, Kentucky is making strides toward becoming the agricultural technology capital of the United States. Kentucky is uniquely positioned to attract, develop and sustain agtech companies. Its dominance in the equine industry, theContinue Reading
As the coal industry has collapsed in Kentucky, companies have racked up a rising number of violations at surface mines, and state regulators have failed to bring a record number of them into compliance, internal documents show. Enforcement data from 2013 through February, along with recent internal emails, both providedContinue Reading
The Biden administration is making its first significant move toward corralling lingering and widespread problems with toxic ash from coal-fired power plants, one of the nation’s most prominent environmental health legacies from more than a century of coal-fired electricity generation. The agency’s action could have major implications in states suchContinue Reading
Editor’s note: This story is republished by permission from WFPL News in Louisville. In June 2020, Kentucky’s Department for Environmental Protection sent an inspector to investigate a Teflon recycling company in western Kentucky. The inspector was in Henderson to follow-up on a whistleblower complaint alleging Shamrock Technologies was pumping evenContinue Reading
