Utility cannot build transmission line through Berea College Forest, judge rules

By: Whitney McKnight, The Edge

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 1,502

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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This story is republished from The Edge based in Berea.

A circuit court judge has ruled that an electric utility abused its power of discretion when it planned to build a new transmission line through a beloved natural landmark.

Last summer, East Kentucky Power Cooperative brought an eminent domain suit against Berea College, asking the court to condemn about a mile of the college’s forest in order to build a new transmission line …

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