WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Backs Trump on Removing Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve Board * Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, backed President Trump's decision to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Barr released the following statement: "The Federal Reserve is the top bank regulator in the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Griffith Announce Hearing on AI Integration in Our Nation's Health Care System Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, announced a hearing titled Examining Opportunities to Advance   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Comer and Mace Investigate Efforts to Manipulate Information on Wikipedia House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) are investigating organized efforts, undertaken in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a consent decree that resolves a lawsuit brought by a coalition of Kentucky plaintiffs. This agreement addresses the agency's failure to take action on a 2022 request to change the air quality status of a part of the Louisville metropolitan area. The plaintiffs, including the Commonwealth of Kentucky, its Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, filed a complai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has turned down an appeal from four environmental organizations to block an air permit for a Kentucky power plant. The EPA administrator signed an order on July 10, 2025, denying a petition that was submitted by Kentucky Resources Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Kentucky Conservation Committee. The petition requested that the agency object to a Clean Air Act permit proposed by the Kentucky  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-193) on the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act (H.R. 3657), which aims to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on July 10, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3657, the "Hydro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Oversight Committee Seeks Information on U.S. Strategy in Antarctica Amid Rising Presence of Foreign Adversaries The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is conducting oversight of the coordination between federal agencies tasked with advancing U.S. national interests and research priorities in Antarctica.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Using the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program to Expand On-Farm Storage * Program celebrates 25 successful years For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) to enhance their operations through on-farm storage solutions. Milton Arnett in G  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 28 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * WKU Professor Awarded NSF EMBRACE-EAR Grant We are excited to share that Dr. Nahid Gani, Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS), has been awarded a National Science Foundation EMBRACE-EAR Grant to launch a pilot project on advanced prospectivity mapping for critical minerals in California's Mojave Desert, a USGS priority area, at WKU's Lands  more