Opponents of a long-debated federal prison in Letcher County are criticizing U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers for using what they call a “strongman tactic” to “fast track” the project without public
“I am hoping that people can see where we can grow, I do not want this to be a session where people just see all of the failings. I think that if you do that, you kind of pigeon-hole yourself and you do not see the great realm of opportunity before you,” Shelbi Henkle said.
Coal industry influence and climate change denial paved the state’s race to the clean energy bottom. As one lawmaker put it: “God created coal for people.”
Figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that Kentucky is dead last among states for wind and solar production in the United States.