Double dose of danger to Kentuckians in bill awaiting state Senate vote

By: Tom FitzGerald

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 1,418

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Pending in the Kentucky Senate, with a possible vote this week, is Senate Bill 178 — a bill that would trade Kentuckians’ future health to protect industries that want to avoid paying the full costs of controlling their pollution.

The bill would prohibit the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Cabinet for Health and Family Services from adopting any environmental or public health requirement more protective or more broad than any counterpart minimum federal …

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