Environment

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects “a record addition” of new utility-scale solar power this year.

Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities want to condemn land in the wildlife corridor that state funding helped buy.

Kentucky is finalizing a ban on hunting feral swine in hopes of slowing their advance.

The periodical cicadas of Brood XIX began emerging in Hopkinsville over the weekend.

Last year, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group ranked the Ohio River as the second most endangered river in the country.

A driving force behind many state parks, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund’s financial resources dwindled recent years.

The EPA says Kentucky will use the $62 million to “expand access to low-income solar through financial assistance models and workforce development programming.”

Because birds use light to match their behaviors to their environment, scientists have lots of questions about how they will respond to the eclipse.

In Christian County, 98% of the sun will be obscured.

To keep birds healthy, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife recommends cleaning bird feeders with soap and water every two weeks.

Organized by the Christian County Master Gardeners, the expo will feature 30 vendors and several free seminars on gardening and outdoor living.

The Bransford Family history at Mammoth Cave is rich and enduring.