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Jefferson County, Kentucky, had the country’s third highest number of premature deaths due to particulate pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to a new report from the Sierra Club.

Mayor Fischer’s announcement comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s renewed commitment to combating climate change.

The Division of Water has twice certified the project, but federal rule changes required LG&E to re-submit its plan over technical details.

Louisville Gas and Electic is suing a state board to break a conservation easement on Bernheim property which restricts development, such as pipelines.

The utility is asking companies in Kentucky and surrounding states for proposals to provide between 10 and 200 megawatts of renewable energy.

Louisville Gas & Electric customers could see another rate hike under a request the utility plans to file with state regulators later this month.

The company had argued the extra information smart meters provide would allow them to save customers money, as well as pinpoint and resolve power outages more quickly.

Kentucky power plants will have more time to clean up pollution leaking out of coal ash landfills and ponds under new federal rules.

Louisville Gas & Electric customers opposed the utility’s plan to install smart meters on homes during a meeting Monday night.

The families remaining near the Trimble County Power Station live with daily blasting and construction as LG&E builds a coal ash landfill across the street from their homes.