Environmentalism--Kentucky.

Scope and Contents The Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office Records highlights the community work and information sharing accomplished by the outreach office in Madison County. The presentations, newsclippings, television news clip coverage, meeting minutes, and photographs display the ways that the outreach office was able to connect both with the public as well as with the military and the Blue Grass Army Depot. This collection displays the office’s dedication to ensuring transparency and knowledge...

Scope and Contents The Concerned Citizens of Madison County Collection is composed of a myriad of items that relate to the CCMC's struggle with convincing the government that on-site incineration of aging chemical weapons/agents at the Lexington Blue Grass Army Depot (LBAD) was not the ideal solution and poses a threat to the environment as well as the citizens of Madison County. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper articles covering the story from all over the nation, governmental reports, files...

Scope and Contents The Cumberland Chapter or the Sierra Club Records document activities of the organization through correspondence with key members, published newsletters, and organizational minutes. Topics covered include outdoor recreation, natural areas and environmental protection. The group was actively involved in the protection of the Red River Gorge area, mineral rights and pesticide use in national forests among other things. The collection could be used with the papers of Robert F. Collins and Carl...

Scope and Contents This collection contains photos taken by inspectors working with the Division of Air Quality. These photos give a detailed look into many coal mines and lumber companies across eastern Kentucky, as well as parts of the communities in these coal towns. Most of the photos are exterior shots related to the production of dust and debris created by local mines. As most of these photos relate to reports made for each mine, there may be large gaps of time between photos of a certain mine. The...

Scope and Contents The Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens Advisory Committee was established by an act of Congress (Public Law No: 102-484) in 1992 to serve as a communication link between the communities surrounding the Blue Grass Army Depot and the Department of Defense relating to chemical demilitarization efforts. As a part of their mission their records consist of hundreds of publications and presentations documenting the process of determining a safe method of disposal of the chemical weapons at...

Scope and Contents The Kentucky Environmental Foundation (KEF) Records documents the community efforts of Madison County residents to encourage the safe disposal of chemical weapons in Madison County. This collection is largely yearly progress reports, chemical weapon risk reports prepared by the federal government, as well as reports prepared by private organizations regarding the safe disposal of chemical weapons. The collection also contains the meeting minutes, agendas, presentations, and advertisements...

Scope and Contents The collection is separated into eight series: Environmental Quality, Human Resources, Local Business, Local Programs, Local Publications, Memorabilia, State Programs, and Voter's Service. This arrangement reflects the way the material has been organized by various board of director's members who carry different areas of responsibility within the organization. For example, normally one board member will be chairperson for the local programs, another for voter's service, and so forth. Types...