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Gov. Andy Beshear presented $5,587,738.73 to Madison County tourism agencies, utilities and nonprofits Wednesday to support Kentucky families in a ceremony at the Telford Community Center YMCA.

In an announcement on Tuesday that was years in the making, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed requiring public water systems across the country to test for PFAS for the first time.

World Water Day, observed annually on March 22, draws awareness to issues of scarcity, sustainability, and safety of global freshwater resources. The security and reliability of water resources are constantly challenged by concerns over adequate availability, sufficient access to clean water, and the consequences of diminished and unsafe water supplies (e.g. to health and food security).

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (March 13, 2023) - On Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg, Gov. Andy Beshear presented more than $8....

WASHINGTON: Climate change is happening and the effects will only get worse as temperatures continue to increase, oceans warm, sea levels rise and freshwater resources that are already scarce in some regions dwindle. This will fuel conflict and migration, especially in the poorest and most vulnerable nations in the Middle East and Africa. This was one of the messages from

Today, groups sued the Department of the Interior over lease sale 259, which would allow more oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Climate justice ostensibly addresses the  equitable distribution of responsibilities for the burdens of climate change and the fair sharing of the means and resources for its mitigation. In theory, the concept links environmental concerns with social and racial ones, recognizing the disproportionate impact climate change has on people from developing countries, who are least responsible for the havoc wrought by climate change.

On Tuesday, Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman handed out over $7 million in checks to both Pulaski and Lincoln counties for funding to provide clean water, assist local nonprofit organizations,

Texas could meet much of its future water need simply by plugging leaks.

The Ashland City Commission will be voting today to award a $1.7 million contract for a water main replacement on U.S. 23, just one of the many projects to come