coal - ky - press releases
College Basketball Gets Clean Energy Boost from Sierra Club 2012.01.10
UK Students Take Stand Urge University Leadership to Shutter Campus Coal Plants 2011.10.25
Sierra Club Applauds Retirement of Cane Run, Green River and Tyrone Coal Plants in Kentucky. Huge public health victory comes after years of pressure from local citizens and the Sierra Club 2011.09.15
New Report: Kentucky Power Plants Emit 6th Highest Toxic Mercury Pollution in the Nation 2011.02.03
Group Takes Action to Hold Kentucky Coal Company Accountable for Polluting Local Waterways with Toxic Selenium 2010.12.06
Coalition of ratepayers and public interest groups reach accord with EKPC 2010.11.18 Electric cooperative agrees to cancel Smith coal-burning plant, save ratepayer dollars, invest in cleaner options for the co-op
Kentucky Cabinet Secretary Overturns Judge's Order, Allows Destructive Mining To Proceed 2010.10.14
Hundreds of Concerned Citizens in Louisville Demand EPA Protections from Toxic Coal Ash 2010.09.28
Ratepayers again urge USDA to revoke loan sign-off for EKPC coal plant 2010.08.09 Scathing audit gives feds reason to keep financially strapped co-op from sinking another $1 billion into debt
Citizens of Louisville Participate in Largest Gathering Against Offshore Drilling in History 2010.06.26 Several Dozen Citizens and Families Join Hands at Cox Park in Louisville
PSC to investigate EKPC and cost to build coal-burning plant 2010.06.25 Charged with protecting consumers, agency will look at billion-dollar plant, rate increases
EPA to State: Pollution permit for coal-burning plant is deficient 2010.05.25 Permit problems add to financial debacle to plague EKPC
PSC Audit: EKPC Finances in Need of "Major Changes" 2010.04.22
Delay of coal-burning plant bodes well for rates and public health 2010.04.19
Swift approval of coal plant's pollution permit skirts new health protections 2010.04.13
Kentuckians petition federal rural utility agency 2010.02.23
Pollution permit for coal-fired plant threatens air, public health 2010.01.04
Coal-Burning Power Plant Proposed By East Kentucky Power Cooperative Not Needed 2009.10.29
Sierra Club Urges Division of Air to Deny Permit for Proposed Coal Gasification Plant 2009.10.09