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Kentucky finalizing ban on hunting feral swine in hopes of slowing their advance
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The first specimen of an invasive species of tick was found recently in Illinois.
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A stocking program on the Tennessee side of Kentucky Lake has seen thousands of larger, non-native Florida bass introduced to the waterway. Recreation and tourism officials think the fish will make for better, bigger sportfish, but Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials warn the species will be negatively impacted by the region’s winters.
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State lawmakers are considering a rollback of protections for nearly half a million acres of wetlands in Tennessee, a proposal that is raising concerns over its potential to worsen flooding, deplete and degrade drinking water and impact hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation.
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A recent air monitoring study near a far western Kentucky industrial complex has revealed a rise in harmful emissions and an increased risk of cancer for area residents.
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Climate plans are a part of federal grant competition to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions
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Nearly half of Tennessee is in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Local governments use federal funds to buy hundreds of homes damaged during last year’s deadly floods.
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Jeffrey Herod, with the Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR), said the fish have been plaguing area waterways for decades after being brought into the area to control algae in wastewater treatment facilities.
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The Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project is undergoing a long federal permitting process to store electricity from the grid in the form of water.
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Kentucky officials and environmental advocates secured the deal last week. In total, it will protect nearly 55,000 acres in the Cumberland Forest Wildlife Management Area in Bell, Knox and Leslie counties.
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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced Thursday that the Commonwealth’s first documented case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) had been confirmed in a deer.