{"id":4236,"date":"2016-03-19T17:01:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2016-03-29T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T21:09:15","slug":"attorney-general-investigating-nuclear-waste-dumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/03\/19\/attorney-general-investigating-nuclear-waste-dumping\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Investigating Nuclear Waste Dumping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3866\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/02\/25\/low-level-nuclear-found-in-kentucky-landfill\/neuclear-waste\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/neuclear-waste.gif?fit=500%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,171\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"neuclear waste\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/neuclear-waste.gif?fit=500%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/neuclear-waste.gif?resize=300%2C103\" alt=\"neuclear waste\" width=\"300\" height=\"103\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3866\" \/><br \/>\nKentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has launched an investigation into the presence of low-level nuclear waste that officials say was illegally dumped inside two landfills in Estill and Greenup counties.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Beshear&#8217;s office said in a news release its investigation will be separate from those being pursued by local officials and cabinets in Governor Matt Bevin&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear says he was &#8220;particularly troubled&#8221; 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