A collaborative team of environmental professionals recently gathered at the Quiet Trails Nature Preserve, located along the Licking River, to conduct a comprehensive mussel survey. Participants included representatives from the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves (OKNP), federal and Kentucky fish and wildlife agencies, the Kentucky Department of Transportation, and Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC.
In the past 20 years, our risk of lead exposure has decreased dramatically. Lead is no longer used in wall paint, cups, gasoline and medicines. Most lead water service lines and household pipes have been replaced with less toxic materials. In 1986, the federal government essentially banned the use of lead materials in water and plumbing systems with the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act amendments.
by Kirsten Delamarter When the Kentucky Government Recycling Section (KGRS) received nearly 3,500 bankers boxes of documents for disposal earlier this year, Environmental Scientist Advisor Brian Bentley and his colleagues saw an opportunity to make a difference. Sure, the boxes could be recycled, Bentley thought, but they could […]
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