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.

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

EEC Solar Siting Tool Aligns with Renewable Energy and Economic Development

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on May 26, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s new solar site suitability tool spotlights the renewable energy and economic potential of old mine lands like the project in Martin County.