Kentucky Geological Survey

A prospectivity map produced by the U.S. Geological Service in 2025 aims to point the way for companies and governments hoping to learn more about geologic hydrogen, the carbon-free energy source that's become more understood since the first hydrogen well was positively identified in Africa in 2012.

Science

Geologic hydrogen: A carbon-free energy source that could be just underneath Kentuckians' feet

Derek Operle

Geologists say an untapped, carbon-free energy source could be underneath parts of Kentucky. So why isn’t anyone trying to use it?

Science

Kentucky researchers hope to use earthquake monitoring tools to measure tornadic activity

Zacharie Lamb

Researchers with the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky are hoping to use devices normally meant to monitor earthquake activity to identify when tornadoes touch down.

Environment

Slip Sliding Away: Landslides Follow Flooding As Major Risk To Appalachian Communities

Katie Myers

Elaine Tanner lives with her life partner, Jimmy Hall, at the head of Mill Creek in Letcher County, Kentucky. Jimmy is a sixth-generation Letcher…

Science

Study Says Region's Earthquake Risk Overstated

The Associated Press

A new study in Kentucky says U.S. Geological Survey maps overstate the earthquake hazard for the central United States.The result is overly stringent…