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- EIN 31-1042931
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- (502) 875-2428
- Po Box 1070 Frankfort KY 40602-1070 USA
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Causes: Energy Resources Conservation & Development, Environment, Environmental Education, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: We work to protect our built and natural communities from pollution and environmental damage.
Results: Kentucky Resources Council (KRC) combines smart policy and legal advocacy to protect the Commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for Kentucky's most vulnerable people and communities. Since 1984, KRC has worked to ensure that individuals impacted by environmental decisions have a voice in the policy-making process. Across the Commonwealth, KRC provides consistent, aggressive advocacy on environmental and public health issues by monitoring and educating the public on permits, regulations, and legislation; facilitating networking among environmental and citizen groups; and providing direct and indirect legal representation without charge to individuals, community groups and local governments. KRC is always on call - ready to provide assistance to those who live downhill, downwind, and downstream - whose homes, health, lands, and quality of life are damaged or threatened by irresponsible development of our natural resources and pollution. From reforming mining laws to protecting Black Mountain, the Pine Mountain Settlement School, Cumberland Gap's Fern Lake, and UK's Robinson Forest from mining, from winning a Kentucky Supreme Court decision that confirmed the Bluegrass Pipeline could not take property through eminent domain, to legislative advocacy in Frankfort and case-by-case assistance on land, water, and resource extraction issues, KRC has stood in the gap.