Environment

The Kentucky Resources Council says the U.S. Forest Service created a project area nearly triple the size identified as having enough significant damage to justify tree removal.

A search for a songbird rehab expert led to Lynn Hazelrigg, a retired teacher who runs Hidden Springs Sanctuary on her Christian County farm.

Green River National Wildlife Refuge started with a 10-acre land donation in 2019, now has about 700 acres and will double its size with the new funding.

Rose-breasted grosbeaks fly all the way from North American breeding grounds to their winter places in Central and northern South America.

Mammoth Cave National Park is taking part in International Dark Sky Week 2023 — an effort aimed at drawing attention to the impacts of light pollution, and the beauty of a dark, nighttime, star-filled sky.

Did you know that 100 years ago, geese were almost extinct?

Coal industry influence and climate change denial paved the state’s race to the clean energy bottom. As one lawmaker put it: “God created coal for people.”

Littering is a consistent problem that needs attention in LBL.

Like kudzu, bush honeysuckle was promoted for conservation use because it is good at covering bare ground quickly. Unfortunately, it's too good.

Abundant sources of shelter in food can draw coyotes to urban areas.

A Kentucky advocacy group wants to know if inadequate reclamation contributed to disaster.

Hopkinsville is among the Kentucky municipalities that have adopted regulations amid rising interest by solar developers.