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@KyConservation

...Because the Earth Needs a Friend in Frankfort... Kentucky Conservation Committee is your environmental voice in state government since 1975.

 Frankfort, Kentucky
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Joined December 2014
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Saturday's early voters include 53,097 Democrats, 48,479 Republicans and 8,451 Others.
Michael Adams, KY Secretary of State (@KYSecState) profile pictureMichael Adams, KY Secretary of State
@KYSecStateNov 1
On Saturday, another 110,027 Kentuckians took advantage of early voting. Polls are closed until 6am Tuesday - find your voting location at govote.ky.gov.
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Now updated with a statement from @GovAndyBeshear's office: "Nuclear energy will play a big role in future energy production in the United States. The Governor’s Office is aware of but has not yet been fully briefed on this potential project. We look forward to learning more."
Connor Giffin (@byconnorgiffin) profile pictureConnor Giffin@byconnorgiffinOct 21
Enormous nuclear power project proposed in Kentucky today. Plans for six AP1000 reactors would form "the largest nuclear power campus in the United States," @TheNuclearCo says. Up to 6.6 gigawatts if built. courier-journal.com/story/ne…
Enormous nuclear power project proposed in Lewis County

Enormous nuclear power project proposed in Lewis County

The Nuclear Company is proposing to build "the largest nuclear power campus in the United States" in Lewis County, Kentucky.

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6.6 gw nuclear campus in Lewis County, KY (population: 12,000); not entered into the PJM queue
The Nuclear Company (@TheNuclearCo) profile pictureThe Nuclear Company
@TheNuclearCoOct 21
Announcing Prosperity One: a proposed 6.6 gigawatt nuclear campus in Lewis County, Kentucky
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Enormous nuclear power project proposed in Kentucky today. Plans for six AP1000 reactors would form "the largest nuclear power campus in the United States," @TheNuclearCo says. Up to 6.6 gigawatts if built. courier-journal.com/story/ne…
Enormous nuclear power project proposed in Lewis County

Enormous nuclear power project proposed in Lewis County

The Nuclear Company is proposing to build "the largest nuclear power campus in the United States" in Lewis County, Kentucky.

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Voting rights and electronic privacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security for compiling sensitive data on Kentucky voters. State election officials have refused to share that information. lpm.org/news/2026-10-16/laws…
Lawsuit alleges feds gathered sensitive data on Kentucky voters

Lawsuit alleges feds gathered sensitive data on Kentucky voters

Voting rights and electronic privacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security for compiling sensitive data on Kentucky voters. State election officials have refused to share that inform...

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From @liamniemeyer kentuckylantern.com/2026/10/…
Proposed Mason County data center could get $50 million annual tax break, think tank estimates •...

Proposed Mason County data center could get $50 million annual tax break, think tank estimates •...

A proposed Mason County data center campus for the technology company Meta could avoid paying about $50 million a year in local taxes. 

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Kentuckians from across the state described their frustrations with data center developments in their communities and begged lawmakers to act sooner rather than later. lpm.org/news/2026-10-01/kent…
‘Kentuckians are watching:’ Lawmakers hear pleas to act on data centers

‘Kentuckians are watching:’ Lawmakers hear pleas to act on data centers

Kentuckians from across the state described their frustrations with data center developments in their communities and begged lawmakers to act sooner rather than later.

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Big news out of Mercer County from @liamniemeyer kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/…
Mercer County officials reject regulations to allow data centers next to coal-fired power plant •...

Mercer County officials reject regulations to allow data centers next to coal-fired power plant •...

HARRODSBURG — The Mercer County Fiscal Court rejected zoning regulations on Monday that would have allowed the siting of large data centers on land adjacent to a Kentucky Utilities coal-fired power...

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Signal species are constantly sending humans messages about our changing world, and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom produced an hourlong radio special all about them. lpm.org/news/2026-09-28/the-…
The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Presents: Calls from the Wild

The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Presents: Calls from the Wild

Signal species are constantly sending humans messages about our changing world, and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom produced an hourlong radio special all about them.

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After community members denounce a lack of transparency from public officials in a Carroll County data center project, some people are pursuing ethics complaints against those who approved it. lpm.org/news/2026-09-28/frus…
Frustration over Kentucky data center has found another target — ethics complaints

Frustration over Kentucky data center has found another target — ethics complaints

After community members denounce a lack of transparency from public officials in a Carroll County data center project, some people are pursuing ethics complaints against those who approved it.

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NEW: In a first-of-its-kind case, a multinational chemical company is taking #Kentucky to court over redevelopment plans on a long-abandoned chemical complex in Louisville, citing health risks from lingering soil contamination. With @keely_doll 🗞️ courier-journal.com/story/ne…

In unprecedented case, chemical co. sues to block Rhodia redevelopment | Exclusive

In an unprecedented case, a chemical company is taking Kentucky to court over a long-awaited Louisville development, citing health risks.

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ICYMI: a Burgin city council member walked out of the engine bay of the small community's fire department to stop a vote that would have advanced consideration of a proposed hyperscale data center. "You can’t do business without a quorum." kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/… @KYLantern
Burgin city council member walks out to stop a vote for a proposed data center project • Kentucky...

Burgin city council member walks out to stop a vote for a proposed data center project • Kentucky...

A city council member for a small Mercer County community walked out of a meeting Tuesday evening, stopping a vote that could have restarted efforts to annex land for a proposed hyperscale data...

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Texas is clearly one of the energy transition leaders, but it is no longer alone. The Energy Information Administration expects wind and solar to grow faster than gas and coal generation in 9 of the 11 U.S. power markets through 2027. Our new analysis: hubs.li/Q04vJ6Yj0
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In Wendell Berry's final weeks and months, he likely had in mind "what he had in mind all his life," his daughter Mary told me yesterday. "He was worried. But he was hopeful. He was a hopeful man. He thought hope was a duty." courier-journal.com/story/ne…
In Henry County, Wendell Berry was a pillar, a friend and a neighbor

In Henry County, Wendell Berry was a pillar, a friend and a neighbor

Wendell Berry was renowned for his writing. But he preached the importance of place – and in Henry County, he was a friend and neighbor.

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My colleague Sarah Ladd with this remembrance: "...Wendell Berry once wrote: 'Beware the machinery of longevity. When a man’s life is over the decent thing is for him to die. The forest does not withhold itself from death.'" kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/… @KYLantern
Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 • Kentucky Lantern

A lover of forests, the farmer, author and former English professor died on Thursday, according to his family and the New York Times. He was 92.

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🚙Global electric car sales have increased by almost 600% since 2020, rising to 20 million last year. Now, they account for more than 1/4 of new cars sold. How can other sectors gain similar momentum to electrify? We explain: go.wri.org/electrification-t…
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Why Louisville approved data center expansion without public input courier-journal.com/story/ne…
Why Louisville approved data center expansion without public input

Why Louisville approved data center expansion without public input

Officials have approved revised plans for a Louisville data center, raising concerns about the development getting bigger without community input.

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One of 11 fantastic award-winning short films you will see at KCC's Wild and Scenic Film Festival... HYPERSCALED unearths the real world cost of AI as residents fight to get answers about its costly impacts.. Tickets: kyconservation.org/wildsceni…
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Researchers at the Kentucky Geological Survey @KGSNews say a new network of weather and soil monitoring stations will help alert eastern Kentuckians to potential landslides. ow.ly/UwRj50ZxVP6
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A construction contractor says a hyperscale data center developer asked him to continue to clear Bell County land where a data center is planned, despite a two-year temporary ban on data center construction passed by the county government. kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/… @KYLantern
Bell County passed a data center moratorium. Residents worry that work continues. • Kentucky Lantern

Bell County passed a data center moratorium. Residents worry that work continues. • Kentucky Lantern

A construction contractor says a hyperscale data center developer asked him to continue to clear Bell County land where a data center is planned, despite a two-year temporary ban on data center...

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