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• Greenwire
  11/30/09 "FDA delays ruling on plastics additive"
  E&E News PM
  11/18/09 "EPA has 'sole authority' on endocrine testing -- OMB"
  Greenwire
  11/18/09 "Coal: Phaseout is only 'medically defensible' energy policy--physicians group"
  11/17/09 "Settlement allows Ky. mine expansion to proceed"
  New York Times
  11/17/09 "Paying Extra and Getting Ads Instead"
  Associated Press
  11/17/09 "Health group finds high lead levels in toys"
  Greenwire
  11/11/09 "Enviro groups sue EPA over Ky. coal plant permits"
  Richmond Register
  11/08/09 "Local group joins protest of coal-burning power plant"
  Winchester Sun
  10/30/09 "New challenge issued against local coal plant"
  Greenwire
  10/29/09 "Groups urge regulators to revoke approval of Ky. plant"
  10/28/09 "Discharges from coal plants threaten health, resources -- EPA"
  Business Lexington
  10/29/09   Op-ed  "Kentucky pays steep environmental price"
  Environmental Justice Resource Center
  10/27/09 "Poisoned Communities Tell EPA to Address Legacy of Unequal Protection"
  Richmond Register
  10/78/09  "Berea group explores chemical impacts on women's health"
  Lexington Herald-Leader
  09/28/09  Op-Ed  "Kentucky can live without coal"
  09/27/09  Letter to the Editor  "Coal isn't king"
  09/23/09 "EPA says state must re-evaluate power plant"
  USA Today
  09/17/09 "Lead, arsenic found in products from handbags to car seats"
  Greenwire
  09/15/09 "EPA: Agency to limit metal discharges from coal plants"
  09/11/09 "Mining: EPA will further review 79 mountaintop permits"
  Wall Street Journal
  09/08/09 "Seeds for Change"
  09/08/09 "Let the Sun Shine"
  E&E News PM
  09/10/09 "Chemicals: CDC gives $5M for state biomonitoring programs"
  09/08/09 "Mining: EPA moves to halt massive
  W. Va. mountaintop permit"
  Louisville Courier-Journal
  08/31/09   "Coal: Ky., Ind. lead nation in coal ash ponds"
  Greenwire
  08/04/09 "Chemicals: Mass. issues health advisory for BPA"
  08/04/09 "Pesticides: EPA is asked to halt imports of food containing banned chemicals"
  Louisville Courier-Journal
  07/20/09  Editorial "Coal-burning issue"
  Associated Press
  07/20/09 "Kids' lower IQ scores linked to prenatal pollution"
  Public News Service
  07/15/09 "Report: 8,000 Clean Energy Jobs Possible in Kentucky"
  Winchester Sun
  07/14/09 "Report says renewable energy, efficiency good for job growth"
  Greenwire
  07/13/09 "Chemicals: Concentrations in mothers' milk don't decrease over time--study"
  Winchester Sun
  07/08/09 "Cleaner energy is a moral obligation"
  E&E News PM
  06/29/09 "Coal: EPA reveals locations of 'high-hazard ash dumps"
  Greenwire
  06/22/09 "Coal : Mining's human toll outweighs economic benefits--WVU study"
  Climatewire
  06/19/09 "Carbon Capture : Study calls for billions in coal plant retrofits"
  06/19/09 "Lobbying: Rural electric co-ops threaten climate deal"
  06/16/09 "Emissions: Chu predicts that energy efficiency will bring the fastest reductions"
  SNL Financial
  06/10/09 "Kentucky co-op draws additional criticism for proposed coal plant expansion"
  Lexington Herald-Leader
  06/11/09 "Report questions East Ky. Power plans"
  Greenwire
  06/03/09 "Soot exposure significantly increases death risk -- study"
  06/03/09 "Ky. utility brings court-ordered scrubbers online"
  Lexington Herald-Leader
  05/08/09 "Six Kentucky coal ash landfills are hazardous, groups say"
  Public News Service
  05/08/09 "EPA: Higher Cancer Risk for Kentuckians Due to Coal Ash Waste"
  Washington Post
  05/03/09 "EPA Moves to Regulate Contaminated Runoff From Power Plants"
  Floyd CountyTimes
  04/27/09 "Suit claims power plant is dangerous"
  New York Times
  04/24/09  "Dust from coal trucks poses Appalachian health threat--study"
  USA Today
  04/18/09  "EPA takes first steps toward climate change regulations"
  Lexington Herald-Leader
  04/17/09  "EPA declares fossil fuel emissions a threat to health, environment"
  Sustainable Business.com
  04/20/09  "EPA Takes Major Step Toward Regulating Greenhouse Gases"
  Morehead News
  04/21/09  "Group takes stand against electric rate increases"
  Lexington Herald-Leader
  04/10/09  "Environmentalists say costs are too high for new plant"
  Richmond Register
  04/09/09  "KEF against coal plant in Clark Co."
  Public News Service
  04/08/09  "Financial Report: Proposed Eastern KY Coal Power Plant Doesn't Pencil Out"
  Lexington Herald-Leader
  04/01/09  "East KY Power rates to rise 7%"
  Posted on YouTube
  "Making the Case for Energy Efficiency to Utility Companies" a presentation by Glenn Cannon, past president of the American Public Power Association
  
  Richmond Register
  03/18/09  "KEF: Purchase not favorable"
  Seattle Times
  03/17/09  "Study: Appalachian states could save billions, create many jobs by cutting energy consumption"

  The study is available for download at www.arc.gov/energy and at www.seealliance.org

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  KEF Report

  "Key Environmental and Public Health Issues Associated with the Purchase of the Parker-Hannifin Property by the City of Berea"
  presented to the Berea City Council March 12

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  "No to Nuclear Energy in KY"
  Press Event

  On Friday, February 13th, representatives from five Kentucky environmental organizations came together for a press conference to speak out against proposed legislation in the Kentucky House and Senate that would clear the way for nuclear energy projects.
  
  Press Release: "Groups Unite To Oppose Nuclear Energy In KY,Urge Legislators To Pursue Clean, Safe Energy"
  
  Organizational Statements Concerning Nuclear Energy in KY

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  “Energy debate & switch”

  The following two commentaries appeared in the FEEDBACK section of the January 26, 2009 issue of the Lexington Herald-Leader.

  “Co-ops can, must step up” by Elizabeth Crowe, Director of KEF
  "Beshear’s energy plan needs work” by Rick Clewitt, Co-chair of the Cumberland Sierra Club Political Committee

KEF's Issues

• Safe Chemical Weapons Disposal
• Clean Air, Clean Energy
• Toxic-Free Future
• Environmentally Sustainable Neighbors/Depot