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Kentucky Hemp Lobby Makes Inroads In Washington
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WASHINGTON -- A chance encounter at last weekend's Kentucky Derby may have given the hemp industry the break it's been looking for since the crop...
EPA Awards $400,000 in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Kentucky (KY)
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(Atlanta - May 8, 2013) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award two communities in Kentucky with brownfield grants for new investments to provide funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs wh...
McConnell tweets an ‘Eastwood’ from a Kentucky bar
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is ready to take President Barack Obama up on that drink. Unfortunately, he's nowhere near the president. The Kentucky Republican on Monday posted a picture of himself nestling a glass of beer at a Kentucky bar next to an empty chair and a glass of wine, both presumably meant for [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, USDA and State Partners to Discuss Priority Water Pollution Reduction Issues April 18 and 19 in Louisville, Kentucky (HQ, KY, LA, MN, MS, NM)
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WASHINGTON – On April 18-19, representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), other federal agencies and states in the Mississippi River basin will meet in Louisville, Ky. to discuss strategies and innovative approaches for reducin...
Five Kentucky Organizations Receive 2013 Energy Star Awards (KY)
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ATLANTA – Five organizations in Kentucky were honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with 2013 awards from the Energy Star Program. This award was given because of their outstanding leadership and commitment to protecting America’s environm...
Hemp Legalization Bill Given Death Sentence After Early Approval
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A bill that would provide the fabric for a legal hemp industry in Kentucky is set to die in the state House, the chamber's top...
House fire kills five children, two adults in Kentucky
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Five children and two adults died in a house fire in rural Knox County, Kentucky, on Saturday, in a blaze that was reported by a neighbor who saw smoke but was unable to reach the home's occupants, police said. The two adults who died lived in the house with their three children, said Kentucky State Police Sergeant Jackie Pickrell. The other two children were visiting the home, Investigators ar...
Kentucky takes step towards hemp legalization
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The Kentucky state Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously to approve legislation for legalizing industrial hemp in the state.
Hemp Growing Finds Allies of a New Stripe in Kentucky
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Proponents see hemp as a source of agricultural jobs, an alternative for struggling farmers and a wonder plant with uses from bluejeans to building materials.
Rand Paul Dons 'Hemp Shirt,' Testifies In Favor Of Successful Hemp Effort
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Kentucky's state Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously on Monday to approve legislation that could pave the way for the creation of a legal hemp industry...
