Kentucky Senate passes bill to lower water pollution standards

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Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Lower Water Pollution Standards

A bill lowering water pollution standards passed through the Kentucky Senate on Friday. If passed into law, the bill will decrease state regulation to the federal standard. Newsweek reached out to the Kentucky Coal Association by email for comment. Why It Matters The bill comes amid a flurry of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump in his first weeks in office, including pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement and directing federa…

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Kentucky Senate passes bill to lower water pollution standards

The bill would cut "unnecessary red tape" for the coal mining industry if it becomes law, but it first must pass the House.

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KY Senate approves bill to help coal industry by allowing pollution in more water sources

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KY Senate approves bill removing state protections for wetlands, groundwater, small streams

Republicans in the Kentucky Senate advanced a bill that would limit state regulation of water pollution to a weakened federal standard as GOP lawmakers said industries from housing development to