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The Price on Protection: The EPA’s Decision to ...

In this blog, 2L staffer Emma Carlo explains how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently attempting to rescind newly implemented drinking water regulations regarding chemicals known as PFAs. Carlo argues that this deregulation action is indicative of corporate favoritism and proves that water utility companies and the EPA believe the $800 million implementation cost is too expensive to protect the public and the environment. Carlo explains that EPA is acting contrary to its intended purpose, as this deregulation will allow continued exposure to these chemicals for more than 70 million people, despite the high likelihood of adverse health effects from low exposure to PFAS.

The Price on Protection: The EPA’s Decision to Deregulate Safe Drinking Water
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Water Wars: Colorado River Crisis Fueled by ...

In this blog, 2L staffer Kalista Thomas focuses on the issues surrounding the lowering levels of water in the Colorado River and how these lowering levels are exacerbated by climate change. Thomas argues how the United States needs to continue to be a member in the Paris Agreement and gives an outline of how the Paris Agreement helps countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. 

Water Wars: Colorado River Crisis Fueled by Climate Change
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There’s Not a Snake in My Boot! Discussing ...

In this blog, 3L Senior Staffer Erica Joan Radermacher discusses the recent case of Skipper v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in which the court in the Southern District of Alabama ruled for private landowners. Radermacher argues that the abuse of agency power to designate thousands of acres of private lands as critical habitat after only a singular sighting of the black pinesnake on the land in the recent past is an example of government overreach at its most egregious.

There’s Not a Snake in My Boot! Discussing Agency Overreach in the Designation of Critical Habits Under the Endangered Species Act
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Myth, Legend, or Protected Species: The ...

Whether or not you believe Bigfoot is real, in this blog, 3L staffer Lauren Repa explores the legality of hunting the elusive creature.  Repa explains how various states have implemented laws that forbid the hunting and killing of Bigfoot. She demonstrates whether hunting the creature would be worth the trouble with the Kentucky State Government. 

Myth, Legend, or Protected Species: The Legality of Hunting Bigfoot in Kentucky
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The Sun May Be Setting Over Kentucky’s Solar ...

In this blog, 3L staffer Sam Hilgeman examines the impact that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will have on solar energy in the Bluegrass State. He argues that the removal of the residential solar credit will have long-term detrimental impacts to the state's residential solar energy market unless state legislators can provide their own incentive.

The Sun May Be Setting Over Kentucky’s Solar Energy Potential
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Betamethasone and Otomax and Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Oh My: The Need to Elevate Kentucky's Horse Racing Regulations to Meet International Standards

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Betamethasone and Otomax and Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Oh My: The Need to Elevate Kentucky's Horse Racing Regulations to Meet International Standards

Senior Staffer, Scott Abney, focuses on the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and how the KHRC should consider adopting guidelines more closely aligned with the Fédération Equestre Internationale.

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Smoked Out: How Overregulation Threatens Emerging (Legal) Marijuana Markets

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Smoked Out: How Overregulation Threatens Emerging (Legal) Marijuana Markets

As certain states begin to legalize marijuana, many questions will arise especially in terms of regulations. 2L staffer, John Hayman III, analyzes how over-regulation of this industry actually undermines the goal of legalization by looking at black markets and organized crimes.

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What do Kentucky Bourbon and Sinkholes have in Common?

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What do Kentucky Bourbon and Sinkholes have in Common?

A karst landscape can cause sinkholes to occur and homeowners are not always protected from sinkholes with insurance. Some states are passing laws that require insurance companies to protect homeowners from sinkholes, but others don’t. Find out what Senior Staffer, Abigail Hartge says about this issue.

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Rethinking Irrigation: New Techniques Offer Solutions to the Overuse of Freshwater Reserves in Production Agriculture

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Rethinking Irrigation: New Techniques Offer Solutions to the Overuse of Freshwater Reserves in Production Agriculture

Irrigation is not a new idea for farmers, but does it need to be revamped? 2L Staffer, Julianna Grant, takes a look at how AppHarvest (a new agricultural initiative started in Kentucky) is using rainfall instead of ground and surface water to revamp irrigation.

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If It’s Broke, Fix It: The Purview of the Clean Air Act is No Longer Effective as Applied to the States

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If It’s Broke, Fix It: The Purview of the Clean Air Act is No Longer Effective as Applied to the States

Climate Change is a hot topic where ever you go. An unspoken part of climate change is how air quality is becoming worse over time. In 1970, the Clean Air Act was passed, but it hasn’t been amended since 1990. 2L staffer, Henry Cashen compares State Implementation Plan of the this act with Kentucky & Tennessee.