KFTC Press Releases
Citizens occupy offices of Congressional mountaintop removal advocates
They demand that coalfield residents be protected
June 6, 2012
This morning residents from Kentucky joined residents from three other states severely impacted by mountaintop removal coal mining in congressional office sit-ins in protest of their congressional representatives’ refusal to protect their communities from the extreme impacts of mountaintop removal. “After seven years of going in circles, asking just for basic protections for our people and being blocked by our own representatives who are supposed to be passing legislation to protect our district, we don’t see any other way,” said Teri Blanton of Hal Roger’s district in eastern Kentucky.
National Survey Results: Bipartisan Majority of Americans Want Clean Energy
People who want a clean energy future are now the mainstream, not the fringe
April 25, 2012
Republicans, Democrats and Independents all favor policies that will move us from fossil fuels and nuclear power to clean energy, a survey released by the Civil Society Institute found.
Community groups file lawsuit for federal coal ash protections
EPA has failed to complete rulemaking for important national safeguards
April 5, 2012
Following two years of delays, a coalition of groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in order to get the agency to finalize rules to prevent public exposure to toxic coal ash.
Appeals Court rules procedural error in applying protections for Wilson Creek
State officials given opportunity to correct flaw
February 20, 2012
After being upheld on two previous appeals, restrictions placed on future strip mining in the Wilson Creek community of Floyd County were blocked by the Kentucky Court of Appeals after it voided the underlying regulatory authority. (February 20, 2012)
I Love Mountains Day draws big crowd at state capitol
Participants call for clean energy jobs and protection for water
February 15, 2012
The annual I Love Mountains Day drew more than 1,200 participants again this year, calling for an end to the destructive practive of mountaintop removal coal mining and asking the governor and legislators to quit ignoring the potential for tens of thousands of clean energy jobs. (February 15, 2015)
Partnership Statement on Tax Reform Commission
January 25, 2012
A coalition of Kentucky’s labor, education, and health sectors, faith communities, and families and individuals, represented by the Partnership for Kentucky's Future, have a plan for comprehensive tax reform that is balanced, adequate, and sustainable.
Delayed coal ash protections put public health at risk
Groups head to court to force issuance of important national safeguards
January 18, 2012
The U.S. EPA is required by law every three years to review and revise, as needed, disposal standards for various waste streams, including toxic coal ash. But despite promises over the past few years to improve coal ash standards to better protect nearby residents and the environmental, the EPA has not finalized its work. Legal action filed today by 11 state and national groups seeks to force the EPA to complete this work. (January 18, 2012)
Court asked to vacate deal negotiated in secret with Nally & Hamilton
Groups challenge public's exclusion from secret negotiations
December 9, 2011
The agreement, agreed to by state officials, lets the coal company off easy for thousands of violations of the Clean Water Act, and does nothing to keep Nally from continuing to violate the law. (December 9, 2011)
Coal companies continue to pollute, citizens act again
Clean Water Act violated more than 4,000 times in just three months
June 28, 2011
Self-monitoring reports filed by ICG and Frasure Creek Mining show 4,000 repeated and serious violations for the first three months of 2011. These companies have already admitted to thousands of violations in past years, but state officials have done little to stop the practice. (June 28, 2011)
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