Kentucky environmental advocates seeking conservation funding in state budget

Kentucky environmental advocates seeking conservation funding in state budget

The town of Whitesburg was hit by flooding in 2022, just one of the many natural disasters to impact the commonwealth in recent years.(Zach Caudill / WEKU)Kentucky conservation organizations are urging lawmakers to allocate more funds to conservation initiatives in the next two year state budget. Environmental advocacy groups recently gathered at the Kentucky Conservation Committee's annual summit to highlight prospective bills in the General As…