Luke Manget, author of “Ginseng Diggers: A History of Root and Herb Gathering in Appalachia,” published by the University Press of Kentucky (UPK) has received the 2023 Weatherford Award for best nonfiction...
Archive - July 2023
Chelsea Colley
KGS Project Measures Methane Emissions from Orphaned Oil, Gas Wells
Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) geologist Marty Parris, in collaboration with the Kentucky Division of Oil and Gas, is leading a two-year, $835,145 project to measure methane emissions from orphaned oil and...
UK for KY Rapid Response Pilot and Mini-grant Funding
The rainfall on July 27th, 2022 in a 12-county area of Eastern Kentucky was an unprecedented meteorological event even for an area that experiences semi-frequent flooding. Climate-related changes in weather patterns are...
