Local/Regional Nonprofits

• ABLE Advocacy

• Alliance for Appalachia

• Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center

• Audubon Society of Kentucky

• Banklick Watershed Council

• Beckham Bird Club

• Bluegrass Activist Alliance

• Bluegrass Greensource

• Bluegrass Land Conservancy

• Campbell Conservancy

• Central Ky. Audubon

• Daviess County Audubon

• Evolve Kentucky

• Ft. Thomas Forest Conservancy

• Frankfort Audubon Society

• Friends of Ky. Nature Preserves

• Friends of Wolf Run

• Kenton Conservancy

• Kentucky Assoc. for Environmental Ed.

• Kentucky Audubon Council

• Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development

• Kentucky Open Government Coalition

• Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition

• Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light

• Kentucky Heartwood

• Kentucky Herpetological Society

• Kentucky Land Trusts Coalition

• Kentucky Native Plant Society

• Kentucky Natural Lands Trust

• Kentucky Ornithological Society

• Kentucky Rails to Trails Council

• Kentucky Resources Council

• Kentucky Society of Natural History

• Kentucky Solar Energy Society

• Kentucky Waterways Alliance

• Kentucky Woodland Owners Association

• Lexington Global Warming Action Coalition

• Louisville Audubon Society

• Louisville Climate Action Network

• Nature Conservancy - Ky. Chapter

• Mountain Association for Community & Economic Development (MACED)

• River Fields

• Sheltowee Trace Association

• Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter

• Sustainable Berea

Programs

• Bluegrass Green Check

Biodiversity Resources

• Dropseed Native Plants

• Roundstone Native Seed Company

Climate Change Resources

• National Centers for Environmental Information

• Climate Stripes for US States

• CDC Climate and Health Page

• The Solutions Project

• Equitable Climate Action- Electricity

• Arm In Arm for Climate

• Labor for Sustainability

• Lobby for Climate/Change the Chamber

• Climate Hawks Vote

• Fossil Free University

• Soil4Climate

• Evergreen Action Policy page

Energy and Utility Resources

• Beyond the Megawatt Campaign

• Clean Energy Buyers Association

• Energy Policy Tracker

• Energy Affordability Dashboard (KyStats)

• Kentucky Consumer Energy Management and Access Guide

• Oil and Gas Accountability- Landowner Guide

• Kentucky Oil and Gas Association

• AEO Collaborative- Best Practices

• Energy and Environment Cabinet Power Plant Tracker

• On the Road to 100% Renewables Report

• “Powerless in the U.S.” report on utility shutoffs

• Global Energy Monitor Wiki

Transportation Resources

• Electrification Coalition Website

Land/Forestry/Water Conservation Resources

• USDA Page on the Farm Bill

• American Forest Foundation Farm Bill Info

• The Nature Conservancy information on the Farm Bill

• Environmental and Energy Study Institute info on the Farm Bill

• Land and Water Conservation Fund, Kentucky

• John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute

• NCEL Fact Sheet on Legislative Resources for Pollinators

• LRC Report on Tax Incentives for Forest Management, 2003.

• Soil4Climate

Justice Resources

• Energy Democracy Scorecard

• Making Societies More Resilient- Global Renewables Congress

• United Methodist Women Racial Justice Resources

Solar Resources

• Solar Power Rocks

• 2020 State Solar Power Rankings Report

• Solarize Lexington

• Clean Power Planet

• Major Solar Project List

• “SolSmart” Program for Cities/Municipalities

Voter Resources

• Voter Registration/Ky Secretary of State

• Native American Voting Rights

• US Electoral College/Voting Resources

• Verified Voting

• Vote Smart

• Voting Rights Institute

• Environmental Voters

• Greenlink Analytics

Community Resources

• Kentucky League of Cities

• Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

• Kentucky Infrastructure Authority

• Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts

• Bluegrass Area Development District

• Kentucky River Area Development District

• Council of State Governments

• Appalachian Regional Commission

• Voter Registration/Ky Secretary of State

• Green List Louisville

• Power mapping

KCC Fact Sheets

KCC provides these tools so that you can speak with your neighbors, lawmakers, and others on important current issues.

• Climate Voter Handout

• Guide to Citizen Lobbying

• KCC resource link: Introduction to Citizen Lobbying

• KCC resource link: How a Bill Becomes a Law in Ky.

• Kentucky Conservation Committee’s “Key Steps” Climate Action Guide

• Handout: KCC on “Right to Protest” bills

• Handout: Greenpeace handout on “Right to Protest” bills

• Handout: Heritage Land Conservation Funding

• Handout: Legislators and Heritage Lands in their Districts

• KCC Briefing Paper: Electric Vehicles and Road Fund*

• How to be a Climate Voter

• Land Conservation and Funding

Kentucky Legislative Links

• Kentucky Legislature Home Page

• Daily Legislative Calendar

• Kentucky Legislature News Releases

• Kentucky Legislature Public Information Page

• Legislative Research Commission Reports

• Kentucky Legislative Dashboard (KyStats)

State/Local/Community Agency Links

• Kentucky Statistics (KyStats)

• Kentucky Department for Natural Resources

• Kentucky Division of Air Quality

• Kentucky Office of Agriculture Policy

• Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance

• Kentucky Division of Environmental Enforcement

• Kentucky Division of Environmental Program Support

• Kentucky Division of Water

• Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission

• Ky Fish and Wildlife Management areas and public land search

• Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission

• Kentucky State and Local Government

• Kentucky Division of Waste Management

• Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection
  (2017 Strategic plan HERE)

• Kentucky Association of Counties (KaCO)

Other Helpful Policy Resources

• Open States

• National Conference of State Legislatures

• Regulations.gov

• Sustainable City Code nonprofit

• Institute for Policy Studies

• Urban Sustainability Directors Network

• Greenlink Analytics

• Safer States Bill Tracker

Federal Environmental Rollbacks

• Environmental Energy & Law Program’s
  Regulatory Rollback Tracker

• Columbia University Climate Change Deregulation Law Tracker

Resources on Toxics

• Cornell Study on Neonicitoids and Pollinators

Resources on Water Affordability

• Appalachian Citizens Law Center Water Affordability Study

Resources on the Impacts of Cryptomining

• The Energy Bomb Report

Resources on the Inflation Reduction Act and other Grant programs

• BlueGreen Alliance BIL Law Resource Center

• White House Interagency Working Group on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization

• PROTECT Act information for Climate Resiliency

• Evergreen Action IRA Center

• Clean Energy Resource Team IRA Grant Center

• Rocky Mountain Institute IRA blog

• Department of Transportation IRA page

• OCED Federal Energy Funding for Rural and Remote Communities

• Wildlife Infrastructure Funding Opportunities in the IIJA