WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its approval of several revisions to the Jefferson County portion of the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP), which addresses air quality regulations in the region. The changes, submitted by the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ) on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, are set to enhance the control of open burning within the area. The revisions focus on the clarification   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 28 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00276) on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Atmos Energy Corporation For An Adjustment Of Rates; Approval Of Tariff Revisions; And Other General Relief ORDER On December 16, 2024, Commission Staff issued Commission Staff's Third Request for Information to Atmos Energy Corporation (Staff's Third Request to Atmos), which contained a typographical error  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 28 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00349) on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filing Of The City Of Augusta To Increase The Wholesale Water Rate Charged To Bracken County Water District ORDER This matter arises upon the motion of the Bracken County Water District (Bracken District), filed November 27, 2024, for full intervention. As a basis for its motion, Bracken District stated that it pur  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 28 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00273) on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Dexter-Almo Heights Water District For A Rate Adjustment Pursuant To 807 KAR 5:076 ORDER On November 11, 2024, Dexter-Almo Heights Water District (Dexter-Almo Heights District) tendered its application with the Commission requesting an adjustment to its water rates pursuant to 807 KAR 5:076, alternative rat  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 28 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00279) on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Joy And Matthew Lee, Complainant V. Farmdale Water District Defendant ORDER Farmdale Water District (Farmdale District) is hereby notified that it has been named as a Defendant in a formal complaint filed on August 16, 2024, a copy of which is attached as an Appendix to this Order and incorporated herein. The Commission finds that   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 28 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00292) on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Rural Water Association For Accreditation Approval Of Commissioner Training And Continuing Education Credit ORDER On September 27, 2024, the Commission entered an Order conditionally approving and accrediting the water district training program offered by Kentucky Rural Water Association (KRWA) sch  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Growth and cost reduction are at the heart of the DFA plan. Simply put, the DFA plan is not about contraction or only cost reduction. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In November 2024, South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.9 percent. Eight other states (North Dakota, Vermont, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Virginia) also had unemployment rates that were 3.0 percent or lower. Nevada had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, followed by the District of Columbia, 5.6   more