Sign the Petition to Preserve Historic Benham and Lynch, Ky!
Local Citizens of Harlan County, Ky., have petitioned to designate the historic districts, viewsheds and watersheds of Benham and Lynch as unsuitable for all types of surface coal mining operations. Both towns have invested significant effort in developing an educational and tourism economy grounded in the rich cultural and historical traditions associated with underground coal mining during the first half of the 20th century. Those investments will be jeopardized by allowing surface coal mining operations to be conducted within the viewshed of their historic districts.
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet will hold a public hearing on the petition on March 29, 2019 at 2 p.m. at 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, KY in Conference Rooms A-C.
