Next week, the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) will host the inaugural Kentucky Solid Waste, Recycling, & Sustainability Conference, open to attendees from state and…
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Kentucky Advances Public Engagement in Water Permitting
To promote transparency in water permitting, the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Division of Water (DOW) has published an easy-to-use, ArcGIS-based Public Notice Viewer. The tool provides interested parties an…
Kentucky to Fund Recycled Rubber Mulch Projects
This week, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced that the Waste Tire Trust Fund will award nearly $850K to county governments for projects using rubber mulch from recycled tires, in support…
Kentucky Cleans Up More than 600 Orphan Oil and Gas Wells
Last week, the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet’s Oil and Gas Division informed lawmakers that it had successfully plugged 627 orphan oil and gas wells in 27 counties throughout the…
State Innovation Video 2023: Kentucky Knowledge Management & eLearning Program
Kentucky & USDA Seal Deal on Forest Health
On August 10, the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet, along with other state agencies, signed a shared stewardship agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to improve collaborative…
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Kentucky Maps Solar Projects & Opportunities
The Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet (KY EEC) has released a new interactive map of Kentucky’s solar projects and ordinances to help users visualize existing solar projects, along with options…
State Innovation Video 2022: Kentucky Drone Program Taking Innovation to New Heights
ECOS State Survey on Offsite Compliance Monitoring: A Summary of Findings
This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
