Upcoming Event #1
Join us for a Town Hall
The bigger picture behind
Senate Bill 8 & Senate Bill 178
Decisions about energy, environmental protections, and public participation in government are deeply connected to the health of Kentucky communities.
In recent weeks, lawmakers have considered bills that would limit how state agencies protect public health (SB 178) and restrict who can speak for residential ratepayers in utility cases (SB 8). These debates raise important questions about how environmental policy, public health, and civic participation intersect.
To explore those connections, The Kentucky Conservation Committee, Kentucky Resources Council, Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter, are hosting a virtual town hall next week on how environmental decisions affect public health — and why civic participation is essential to protecting both.
Upcoming Event #2 Nuclear Field Trip
(also Upcoming Public Meetings)
Saturday/Sunday Field Trips to Fernald Preserve
In 1951, the town of Fernald, Ohio (just outside of Cincinnati) became the host of the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center that refined uranium from 1951 through 1989, becoming one of the nation's most significant radioactive cleanup projects due to contaminated soil, groundwater, and waste. The remediated site now hosts a nature preserve that is popular with birding groups. However when the site was active, it was heavily contaminated with radioactive materials. Come join us to see the site as it presently exists, with walking trails and interpretive exhibits of its dark history.
Participants can voluntarily carpool to the site and depending on participants, we will arrange a central area to join a carpool.
Upcoming Public Meetings on Nuclear
And did you know- there are upcoming public comment meetings coming up on nuclear energ? Are you planning on going? Let us know, (esp. if you need assistance with talking points). You can find more background information on our webpage at https://kyconservation.org/nuclear-energy and we would also like to know if you plan on attending one of the upcoming meetings!
