Canadian wildfire smoke is reducing bird activity and visibility, raising new concerns about how climate-driven pollution affects wildlife during breeding season.
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‘We Do Exist Here’: LGBTQ+ Kentuckians on Living Openly, Building Community
In Corbin, Kentucky, which famously has a history as a “sundown town,” organizing a Pride event is anything but easy.
In Corbin, Kentucky, which famously has a history as a “sundown town,” organizing a Pride event is anything but easy.
When Politics Becomes Identity, Americans Have a Problem
Political identity increasingly shapes where Americans live, socialize, and think, deepening polarization and weakening civic trust.
Political identity increasingly shapes where Americans live, socialize, and think, deepening polarization and weakening civic trust.
Five Decades Later, the Mountains Still Need What They Never Got
Appalachia has never been beyond saving. It has been beneath bothering to save.
Appalachia has never been beyond saving. It has been beneath bothering to save.
ICE Detentions Should Not Be a Profit Center for Kentucky’s Jails
Flash forward 166 years to a story in the Louisville Courier-Journal reporting that eight Kentucky county jails were holding 1,100 immigrants on behalf of the federal Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
Flash forward 166 years to a story in the Louisville Courier-Journal reporting that eight Kentucky county jails were holding 1,100 immigrants on behalf of the federal Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
How to Turn the Boomer Retirement Wave Into a Generational Opportunity
As a result, Kentucky deaths now exceed births for the first time in recorded history. A declining fertility rate is also contributing to this reversal.
As a result, Kentucky deaths now exceed births for the first time in recorded history. A declining fertility rate is also contributing to this reversal.
Like All War, the Iran War Is Senseless. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Their deaths are part of a much older and recurring human tragedy: the tendency of nations to turn to war even when peaceful alternatives exist.
Their deaths are part of a much older and recurring human tragedy: the tendency of nations to turn to war even when peaceful alternatives exist.
‘Grievance Politics’ Thrives on Chaos and Confusion. That’s Our System Now
Clayton concluded that the USDA’s budget “focuses as much on what the Trump administration opposes rather than what the administration supports.”
Clayton concluded that the USDA’s budget “focuses as much on what the Trump administration opposes rather than what the administration supports.”
Fighting for the ‘Luxury’ of Air in Kentucky’s Worst Region for Pollution
To boot, she breathes some of the worst air in Kentucky, according to a report released Wednesday.
To boot, she breathes some of the worst air in Kentucky, according to a report released Wednesday.
Recovery Only Works With Transparency and Trust
We applaud the Kentucky General Assembly for leaning into this moment rather than looking away
We applaud the Kentucky General Assembly for leaning into this moment rather than looking away
Medicaid Legislation Would Make Cancer Even Worse for Kentuckians
Awaiting Senate action, House Bill 2 is a matter of life or death for individuals with low incomes and serious health conditions
Awaiting Senate action, House Bill 2 is a matter of life or death for individuals with low incomes and serious health conditions
As No Kings Protests Grow, a Bigger Question Looms: What Comes Next?
Thousands of protests are scheduled across the United States on Saturday as part of the “No Kings” movement opposing President Donald Trump’s administration.
Thousands of protests are scheduled across the United States on Saturday as part of the “No Kings” movement opposing President Donald Trump’s administration.
More Than 1,000 People Being Held by ICE in Kentucky Jails, Analysis Finds
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 1,041 individuals in Kentucky jails in February up significantly from the 434 in September 2025, the League reports in a four-page analysis released last week.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 1,041 individuals in Kentucky jails in February up significantly from the 434 in September 2025, the League reports in a four-page analysis released last week.
GOP’s Hateful Rhetoric Comes Home to Roost as KY to Be Short 3,000 Physicians by 2030
Some of the photos looked like AI and were from unrecognizable accounts, but it did not matter. Panic set in, and panic stayed.
Some of the photos looked like AI and were from unrecognizable accounts, but it did not matter. Panic set in, and panic stayed.
Racism Is Hazardous to Kentuckians’ Health
And the Trumpism and the racism are as tightly coiled as a pile of mating snakes.
And the Trumpism and the racism are as tightly coiled as a pile of mating snakes.
Helping Trees — and Louisville — Outrace Climate Change
Arborists and land managers try ‘assisted migration’ as global warming threatens livability in communities and the health of forests
Arborists and land managers try ‘assisted migration’ as global warming threatens livability in communities and the health of forests