Sierra Club Kentucky Blog

We need you to tell the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that Kentuckians demand a better use of half a billion dollars in federal funding than an unnecessary prison in a county still recovering from the devastating 2022 floods.

Tell KY’s Division of Air Quality to fulfill its obligation under the Clean Air Act and protect Mammoth Cave, the most haze polluted national park in the country.

In response to recent pressure from Kentucky Chapter, the Kentucky Division of Water has agreed to hold a virtual public hearing on June 29th, 6-8 p.m. ET (and to extend the period for written comments until June 30) on the proposed water discharge...

Meet Kari Miller By Janet Worne Mansfield Kari Miller has chosen a busy and adventurous path through life and that’s the way she likes it.  “I played women’s tackle football for three years, roller derby for five years, and I coach middle...

Book Review: Caste, The Origins of Our Discontents a Must Read By Ray Barry Several best-selling books have appeared recently which address systemic racism and are helping fuel a national conversation. One of these is Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, a...

An Endocrine Disrupter Cocktail and a Side of Nanoparticles: Are Plastics Harming Our Health? by Judith Humble The world is recognizing the immense harm that disposable plastics inflict on the environment and on living creatures who share our...

LG&E-KU Settles with Intervenors on Utility Rates Drew Foley, Kentucky Chapter Chair: On April 20th, intervenors came to an agreement on a rate review with Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities, with Sierra Club being one of...

Leave No Trace Ethics:  A Refresher By Terese Pierskalla How often does this happen to you? You arrive at your campsite only to find whoever was there before left all their trash behind. Who likes to camp in the midst of someone else’s trash...

By Lane Boldman In late March, it was announced that private investors had purchased the nearly 900 acres of land owned by entrepreneur Ian Teal that is the property being proposed for a private resort development near Kentucky’s Red River Gorge....

Kentucky Chapter is preparing to launch a 3-year regenerative agriculture campaign we're calling "Kentucky Thrives." These ZOOM meetings will be held on Friday, May 21, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST, and on Saturday, May 22, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm...