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A large trailer equipped with air monitoring equipment sits in the parking lot. A logo that says "Team Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet" is visible on the side of the trailer, along with the words "Emergency Response Team Rapid Response"

Environmental First Response in the Wake of the UPS Plane Crash

One Year Later, EEC’s Emergency Response Team Members Reflect on their Work By Kirsten Delamarter It’s not uncommon for EEC’s Emergency Response Team to be among the first to arrive on scene after a major incident that has environmental impacts. They’ve responded to rickhouse fires that sent bourbon flowing into nearby streams, train derailments that […]

aerial view of water tanks at a treatment factory.

Kentucky Finds Success through Water Regionalization

With a focus on providing clean, dependable drinking water to Kentucky families, water utilities have looked to regionalization of water services with remarkable results. Since 2000, the total number of public water systems in Kentucky has decreased 55 percent. Systems are working together to solve area water concerns and are realizing regionalization can increase efficiency, better protect the environment and increases a community’s capacity for economic development.