2025 General Assembly: KWA's February Legislative Update

2025 General Assembly: KWA's February Legislative Update
On February 4, the Kentucky Generally Assembly re-convened in Frankfort for the second part of the 2025 legislative session, and the water started moving fast in the wrong direction---a flood of legislation threatens environmental protections Kentuckians rely on for clean water and air. Legislative targets threatening Kentucky’s residents and natural resources include:

• Senate Bill 89 removes all protections from wetlands, headwaters and groundwater. KWA continues to coordinate a defense against SB89 with a growing partnership.
• House Bill 137 limits evidence Kentucky can use to enforce the Clean Air Act, which KWA believes could easily be amended to threaten water.

Check out other legislation KWA is following here.