WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Barr Reintroduces White Oak Resilience Act to Support Bourbon Industry Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) has reintroduced the White Oak Resilience Act, bipartisan legislation that promotes the long-term health of the American white oak--a keystone species essential to forest ecosystems and a critical component of Kentucky's signature bourbon industry. Without decisive a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Announces Hearing on Rooting Out Illicit Products and Restoring Trust in FDA WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced a hearing on "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products." At the hearing, expert witnesses will testify on the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Guthrie, Vice Chairman Joyce, and Energy and Commerce Republicans Introduce Legislation to Stop California EV Mandates WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce (PA-13), Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-23), and Congressman John James (MI-10), along with more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Carter Congratulate Dr. Mehmet Oz on Being Confirmed as the New CMS Administrator WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement aft more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey Statement on Donald Trump's Tariff Announcement Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey released the following statement following Donald Trump's tariff announcement: "I want to bring more manufacturing jobs home, but tariffs don't solve problems on their own. To work, they must be backed by a comprehensive plan. Donald Trump has not paired his overly broad, half-baked ta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Cross-Cutting Issues Group: * * * COMMENTS OF THE CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES GROUP Comments of the Cross-Cutting Issues Group on EPA's "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction" Proposed Rule and Direct Final Rule EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107 * * * I. I more ST

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from East Kentucky Power Cooperative: * * * To: Mr. Frank Behan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction, 90 Fed. Reg. 4 more ST

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protecfion Division of Air Quality: * * * Re: Docket ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0282-0001 Proposed Supplemental Rulemaking for Nafional Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Producfion * * * Dear Docket Manager: The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protecfion, Division o more ST

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Announces Staff Changes, Promotions, Trump Admin Appointments WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today announced 22 additions and changes to his staff over the last year, as well as 14 of his staff appointed to serve in the Trump Administration. "I'm pleased to welcome several additions to my staff and announce well-deserved promotions for others," said Senator Hagerty more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), authorizing the utility to bid on a franchise offered by the city of West Point, Kentucky, for electric and natural gas transmission and distribution services. The decision addresses LG&E's application to participate in the city's franchise bidding process. The city of West Point, through Ordinance No. 2025- more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 2 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a fourth request for information to Atmos Energy Corporation, demanding detailed financial data and justifications as part of the ongoing rate adjustment case. The PSC's order requires Atmos to submit comprehensive electronic documents by April 18, 2025. The PSC's request, issued under Kentucky Administrative Regulation (KAR) 807 KAR 5:001, seeks to clarify discrepancies and obtain further insights into Atmo more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.'s (Duke Kentucky) motion for a rehearing regarding the confidentiality of certain information related to its environmental compliance plan. The decision allows for limited confidential treatment of specific data within Duke Kentucky's response to a Sierra Club information request. Duke Kentucky filed a motion seeking a rehearing of the PSC's February 13, 2025, order, which had den more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 1 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted the Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) full intervention rights, a proceeding concerning the applications of Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) and Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) for certificates related to new energy facilities. The PSC's order, issued in response to SREA's motion filed on March 21, 2025, acknowledges SREA's stated interest in promoting the responsible development of ren more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 4 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an order partially granting and denying Kenergy Corp.'s request for confidential protection of certain information submitted in its general rate adjustment case. The decision stems from Kenergy's petition to keep specific responses to the Attorney General's First Request for Information confidential. Kenergy sought to protect information related to vegetation management analysis, bid pricing, bid comparisons more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 4 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has initiated an examination of Big Rivers Electric Corporation's (BREC) environmental surcharge mechanism for multiple billing periods, spanning from January 31, 2024, to January 31, 2025. This review also includes the pass-through of these surcharges to BREC's member distribution cooperatives. The PSC's action is mandated by Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 278.183(3), which requires the Commission to conduct six-month more PR

OWENSBORO, Kentucky, April 4 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has scheduled a local public hearing in Owensboro to gather community input on Atmos Energy Corporation's application for a rate adjustment. The hearing, set for April 24, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time, will take place at the Daviess County Fiscal Court Room. The hearing is designed to provide residents an opportunity to voice their concerns and opinions regarding Atmos Energy's proposed rate changes. The PSC h more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Office of Rate Intervention, full intervention in the case concerning the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC). The decision allows the Attorney General to participate fully in the proceedings. The Attorney General filed a motion on March 27, 2025, seeking intervention under KRS 367.150(8), which autho more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 4 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Kentucky Power Company an extension to respond to the Commission Staff's First Request for Information regarding its application for authority to issue and sell promissory notes. The decision comes after Kentucky Power cited insufficient time to fully comply with the initial request. Kentucky Power, in its filing, explained that it was given only four business days to respond to 27 individual information re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has received a proposal from Logitech, submitted by Arvato USA, LLC, to initiate new production activity within Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 29 in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The notification, officially docketed as B-20-2025, outlines plans for manufacturing a broad array of audio, visual, and gaming equipment under FTZ procedures at the Kentucky facility. The proposal, filed on March 27, 2025, was published in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell On Vote To Support Kentucky, Reject Tariff War: "The Last Thing We Need Is To Pick Fights With... Friends" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today following his vote in favor of legislation to undo the tariffs on Canada, Kentucky's largest trade market: "As I have always warned, tariffs are bad policy, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Conserving the White Oak Tree: Critical for timber and distilling industries New genomic data aids in protecting the species from disease while advancing conservation efforts A group of researchers from the University of Kentucky, The University of Tennessee and Indiana University, including those supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, have collaborated with scientists from the U.S. Fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will repatriate two unassociated funerary objects to three federally recognized Cherokee tribes in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The cultural items, two carved shell gorgets, are linked by provenance and cultural tradition to the Cherokee Nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McGarvey, Barr Reintroduce White Oak Resilience Act to Support Bourbon Industry Congressmen Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) and Andy Barr (KY-06), Co-chairs of the Congressional Bourbon Caucus, introduced the White Oak Resilience Act today, bipartisan legislation that promotes the long-term health of the American white oak - a keystone species essential to forest ecosystems and a critical component more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McGarvey, Scholten Lead Congressional Effort to Crack Down on Child Labor Exploitation Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), alongside Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03), officially formed the Congressional Child Labor Prevention Task Force for the 119th Congress aimed at addressing the alarming rise in child labor violations across the United States. The task force will work to s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Dr. Paul Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on Nominations of Scott Kupor and Eric M. Ueland WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R - KY), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to consider the nominations of Scott Kupor to be Director, Office o more PR