Sustainability Now! | Ashley Wilmes | Kentucky Resources Council | Aug. 29, 2022

On this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, introduces you to Ashley Wilmes, the new Executive Director of Kentucky Resources Council, which combines smart policy and legal advocacy to protect the Commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for Kentucky's most vulnerable people and communities (https://www.kyrc.org/). Ashley was appointed director in fall of 2021, replacing Tom “Fitz” Fitzgerald, who served as director throughout the history of KRC and is transitioning into a senior staff role.

Ashley attended Centre College and the University of Oregon School of Law, where she earned a specialty certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. Before joining KRC, she practiced environmental law as a solo practitioner, served as a visiting lecturer at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and worked as in-house counsel for environmental advocacy organization WildEarth Guardians. Ashley has represented organizations across the country on environmental matters and has argued cases before the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits. She recently stepped down as Chair of the Environmental Law Section of the Kentucky Bar Association.

For 35 years, the Kentucky Resources Council has been a trusted source of legal representation, advice, and assistance to individuals, communities, and local governments on a wide range of environmental and energy issues. KRC provides consistent, aggressive advocacy on environmental and public health issues by monitoring and educating the public on permits, regulations, and legislation; facilitating networking among environmental and citizen groups; and providing direct and indirect legal representation without charge to individuals, community groups, and local governments.

You can donate to support KRC at https://www.kyrc.org/get-involved/donate
Read Joe Childer’s Op-Ed “In EKy, people can’t live on high ground because it’s all owned by corporate interests”: https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article264568066.html
The KELI Podcast is available at:·        
https://anchor.fm/kyresources
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kentucky-resources-council/id1509478015?uo=4
https://open.spotify.com/show/7djs7cxyFrv36Fc6NmeXzT
Donate to ACLC's Flood Recovery:
https://appalachianlawcenter.networkforgood.com/projects/165958-urgent-donate-to-aclc-s-flood-recovery-fund?fbclid=IwAR22NdMMjiItf7eLWXG2Ebork1-kkJDQnIBA43rB7LxUGPkPiRbE8vcwg_o
More great resources for how to support flood recovery in Eastern Kentucky is at https://appalshop.org/news/appalachian-flood-support-resources

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

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