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…
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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…
Kentucky Offers Dashboard to Promote Energy Efficiency and Affordability
A broad-based Energy Affordability Workgroup consisting of Kentucky state agencies and others has issued an Energy Affordability Dashboard to provide easy access to data that will inform a common understanding…
Kentucky Launches Project to Measure Methane Emissions from Mines
On February 22, the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet and the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) announced a collaborative project that will measure methane emissions from underground mine ventilation and other…