drinking water

Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed legislation that would redefine Kentucky waters to more closely align with navigable waters as defined by federal law.

A Kentucky bill to make water fluoridation optional reflects a growing national trend questioning the 80-year-old practice that has proven benefits for dental health. While the bill has stalled in the Senate, some dentists and researchers are still concerned about what removing fluoride from water supplies could mean for residents.

Environmentalists say Senate Bill 89 still guts pollution protections for streams and many drinking water supplies.

A fast-moving bill that could subject many rural water supplies in Kentucky to pollution may have hit a bump in the road, with a GOP chairman acknowledging “validity” of concerns.

Environmental advocates, including author Silas House, gathered to urge lawmakers not to pass a bill allowing more water pollution.

Kentucky lawmakers may vote to allow unrestricted pollution of the sources of many drinking water supplies. Here’s where, and how, people could be especially affected.

A Kentucky bill that would remove state requirements for community water fluoridation passed the state House Wednesday.

Most of Kentucky’s water utilities are currently statutorily required to add fluoride to their drinking water supplies, but a bill making its way through the state legislature could change that.

Several Kentucky bills filed this legislative session have one thing in common: a shared skepticism of guidance from top U.S. health organizations and leading medical groups.

Kentuckians will soon get notices from their water utilities as part of a national plan to eliminate water lines made of the neurotoxin lead — along with a chance to replace suspect pipes at no cost to themselves.