Aug 22 Environment EPA Wraps Up Tour of Eastern Kentucky Amid Coal Industry Criticism Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency were in eastern Kentucky last week to meet with residents of four communities affected by coal mining. But as those residents shared their stories and concerns, the coal industry criticized the trip as one-sided and anti-coal. There were nine EPA officials on the tour, including Region 4 Administrator Gwen […] By Erica Peterson Aug 22 Environment EPA Wraps Up Tour of Eastern Kentucky Amid Coal Industry Criticism Erica Peterson
Aug 17 Environment The EPA’s Tour of Eastern Kentucky Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency will be in eastern Kentucky Thursday and Friday, and I’ll be following them on their tour and reporting back. The group includes Gwen Keyes Fleming, the regional administrator, and Lisa Garcia, who is EPA head Lisa Jackson‘s senior advisor for environmental justice. These officials and others from the Region […] By Erica Peterson Aug 17 Environment The EPA’s Tour of Eastern Kentucky Erica Peterson