Without any support from the Energy and Environment Cabinet or the Kentucky General Assembly, some are questioning whether the Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission should continue to exist.
The Environmental Quality Commission was created in 1972 and once functioned as a semi-independent watchdog over state environmental programs, providing services like participating in the development of Kentucky environmental policy.
In recent years the commission has suffered from budget cuts and lack of political support. It currently has no executive director and only four of seven board positions filled. Commissioner Ron Brunty says the commission now spends most of its time trying to justify its existence.
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet spokesman John Mura says it’s up to lawmakers to decide the future of the commission.
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