Kentucky has the least amount of protected land in the country, and needs wildlife corridors and more protected natural areas.

Mountain top mining and coal mines have had a devastating effect on the health of people and the landscape in Kentucky.

Kentucky is in the top 10 for child poverty and ranks low for health support for children.

Kentucky is among the US states that still allows the death penalty, which is banned in every other western industrialized country

Kentucky’s gun laws are among the worst in the United States and the state has one of the higher rates of gun violence in the country.