Land, Air & Water

State Recycling Slows Amid Covid Pandemic While Household Volumes Drive Commercial and Industrial Markets

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on July 28, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Government Recycling Section (KGRS) was selling an average of 2.3 million pounds per year of paper and cardboard.
Now, that number hovers around 1.5 million.
Read more about recycling post-pandemic in this latest addition to LAW.

New Video Series Highlights the Value of Restoring Native Vegetation Along Kentucky’s Waterways

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on July 27, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Read more about this new video series made in partnership with the Kentucky Division of Water’s Nonpoint Source and Basin Team highlights the value of restoring native vegetation along Kentucky’s waterways.

The City Nature Challenge: A New Way to Discover Kentucky

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on June 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A multi-county community science event, involving sanctuary staff, state residents, and retired and current Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet biologists, yields new discoveries