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The State of Iowa has just put its first-ever drought plan to work to help it manage one of the longest and most severe dry periods in recent history. Officials say they are already making plans to improve it. Iowa was more than 15 inches short of normal precipitation between fall 2022 and this autumn. ...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency says West Virginia isnt accurately keeping track of how many of the states streams are polluted, and has added an additional 346 streams - totaling around 1,600 miles - to its impaired list. Measuring water quality is required by the federal Clean Water Act to help determine how safe waterways are for aquatic life, swimming, recreation and consumption. In a recent webinar, John Wirts, a retired biologist with the West Virginia Department of Environme...

Brothers Wright Distilling Co will invest US$37.9 million in building a Kentucky distillery that will mature Bourbon in a former coal mine.

Brothers Wright Distilling Co. is planning to open in Pike County late next year. The plans include lodging and an underground visitor experience.

Recently, Gov. Andy Beshear announced an innovative addition to Kentuckys signature bourbon industry, as Brothers Wright Distilling Co. will invest nearly $38 million and create 28 quality jobs in Pike

Brothers Wright Distilling Co. is planning to open in Pike County late next year. The plans include lodging and an underground visitor experience.

A ceremony highlighting the work and honoring the memory of the late John R. Phillips was held at Hardy Park on Oct. 19, during which time the park was rededicated

West Virginia streams that need cleaned up are slipping through the cracks.

The EPA has identified 346 streams in West Virginia that don’t meet water quality standards under the Clean Water Act, totaling 1,600 miles.

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