KJEANRL Blog
Blog Posts from 2022
Nature Has the Power to Reverse Climate Change - If We Help it, Landon Woods
Blog Posts from 2021
Betamethasone and Otomax and Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Oh My: The Need to Elevate Kentucky's Horse Racing Regulations to Meet International Standards, Robert Scott Abney
The Name Game: Required Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Hinders Effective Science Communication, Alison Adkins
Martin County's Fight for Clean, Affordable Drinking Water, Aaron Ambrose
Seed Laws: How They Are Squashing the Growth of Farmers' Rights, Savannah Baker
PG&E Wildfire Responses: Should the Company Invest in Undergrounding to Prevent Future Liability?, Rachel Bierman
Historic Horse Racing: An Inspirational Success Story of Pounding the Table, Andrew Biggs
Ecocide: A New International Crime & a Push for Change, Samantha Blakeman
You Either Die a Hero, Or You Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain, Hunter Branham
Caution: High Voltage – Federal Versus State Authority Concerning the Siting of High Voltage Transmission Lines, Grace Brock
The Future of Fighting Illegal Fishing: Are Phone Apps the Future?, Nick Cacopardo
End the Battle Over Pebble Mine, Evan Callahan
If It’s Broke, Fix It: The Purview of the Clean Air Act is No Longer Effective as Applied to the States, Henry Cashen
Racing to the Future: How Horse-Racing Could Spark Progress in Appalachia, Ben Childers
The Equine Survey Helps Maintain its Unbridled Spirit, Harrison J.B. Chittenden
Will Americans Ever Be Able to Divorce Themselves From the ‘Forever Chemical’ PFAS?, Nicole Cossel
Paying the Price for Brighter Nights: Light Pollution, Samantha Davenport
Restrictive Zoning Practices: Limits on Economic Prosperity and Growth, Iyadeh Davies
Illinois Senate Bill 2408: A Greener Future Lies Ahead but Roadblocks may Arise, Ashley Dragan
Rethinking the Flowery Kingdom: Why the U.S.-China Trade War Should End, Chris Eller
Environmental Impact of Trump Border Wall: Where Do We Go From Here, Nick Ellis
Unpacking the Problem: How Immigration Reform Can Help Limit the Exploitation of Immigrant Workers in the Meat-Packing Industry, Cierra Garcia
Rethinking Irrigation: New Techniques Offer Solutions to the Overuse of Freshwater Reserves in Production Agriculture, Julianna Grant
We Must Boycott the 147th Kentucky Derby for Breonna Taylor, Dwight Haggard III
The Long and Winding Road: Bringing Farmworker Rights Into the 21st Century, Shawn Harkins
What do Kentucky Bourbon and Sinkholes Have in Common?, Abigail Hartge
What History Tells Us About Food Safety: Is it Satisfactory to the Twenty-First Century?, Abigail Hartge
Growth and Equality: Why Kentucky Should Enact a Land Value Tax, Matthew Hayes
Smoked Out: How Overregulation Threatens Emerging (Legal) Marijuana Markets, John Edwin Hayman III
Poverty, Wealth, and a Green Future: The UN Approach to Sustained Development, Cael T. Henshaw
The Rising Cost of Reclaiming Kentucky, Brent House
Delta 8 THC: Smoking Out the Inconsistencies in U.S. Hemp Law, Will Hutchins
Legalizing Marijuana: A Solution to the Kentucky Pension Crisis, Williams Hutchins
Looks Like Meat, Smells Like Meat, & Tastes Like Meat, But It's Not Meat?, Chris Isaacs
A History of Repeating History: How North Korea is Facing Another Famine in the Midst of COVID-19 and Continued Agricultural Mismanagement, Preston Johnson
Patentability of GMO Seeds and the Ethical Consequences, Lilly Keitges
Scorched: How the California Wildfires May Affect the Wine Industry, Vince Kleindienst
Paper or Plastic?, Scott Kunde
The Future of Conservation Easements, Scott Kunde
Budget Reconciliation: The Potential Key to Developing a National Climate Action Plan, Shelby Lamar
Take a Hike: How One Plan May Threaten the Environmental Stability of a Kentucky Gem, Jenny Lohr
A Story of Perseverance: How India’s Farmers are Fighting Back, Jocelyn Lucero
NFTs & Energy, Fletcher Lyon
Restoring the Legacy of Black Farmers, Maya Marshall
One Health: The Collaborative Approach to Pandemic Prevention, Caroline K. Mitchell
Pipe Down! Keystone XL Cancellation a Win for Climate Activists—But for How Long?, Taygan Mullins
The Clean Economic Revolution: Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and the Future of Climate Legislation in America, Trevor Payton
A Cloud of Smoke and Mirrors: A Call for Clarity in the FDA Regulation of the Vaping Industry, Nicola Peters
Bourbon Straight to Consumer: The Buzz about Kentucky's New Alcohol Shipping Bill, Sarah Spalding
Return of the Max: Is the Boeing 737-Max Ready for the Air?, Tommy Staffieri
Weaving Responsibility into the Fabric: Increasing Consumer Knowledge on Clothing Company Ethics, Seth Stevens
Florida v. Georgia: The Battle over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Seth Stroud
The Need for Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Convictions, Nicholas Wright
Blog Posts from 2020
More Fun than a Barrel of Bourbon: An Analysis of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's Decision Against Defining "Oak Barrel", Robert Scott Abney
And Environmental Justice for All, Alison Adkins
COVID-19 and its Impact on the Equine Industry of Kentucky: A Look at the Kentucky Dinner, Emily Allender
Reduce, Reuse, & Rewear, Lyndsey Antos
Developing Red River Gorge: A Lesson in Consensus Building, Howard Ball
Gassed Up? Think Again, Howard Ball
"Bourbon on the Rocks, Hold the Tariffs", Jonas Bastien
The Beauty Industry Needs a Serious Makeover: Why More FDA Regulations in the Cosmetic Industry Are Imperative, Lauren Beeman
Industrial Solar Comes to Town: Clark County's Justified Opposition, Samantha Blakeman
Got Mergers? Dairy Farm Bankruptcies Prompt Antitrust Probe, Mary Dallas
Federal Legislation is Needed to Protect Juvenile Race Horses, Dominick Ellis
Who Should Take the Role in Preserving Historic Landmarks?, Tristan W. Finn
The Solution to the Food Desert Crisis Plaguing the Commonwealth May Be Found in Your Backyard, Dwight Haggard III
Data Mining: How Computer Programming Education Can Bridge the Gap Between Old and New Industry in Appalachia, Connor D. Hicks
Untapped Potential: The Elk Tourism Industry in Kentucky, Brent M. House
Derby and Keeneland Coronavirus Responses and Constitutional Claims for Adversely Affected Businesses, Paige Kregor
Bailing Out Big Oil: An Economic and Moral Dilemma, Audrey C. Lovell
Recent Trump Legal Opinion Puts Migratory Birds at Risk, Sam Lukens
Bureaucratic Paralysis Strangling Big Hemp Business, Fletcher Lyon
The Judiciary's Role in Climate Change, Maya Marshall
Bourbon Ingredients: 51% Corn, Aged in New Charred Oak Barrels, and GMOs?, Caroline K. Mitchell
Dinnertime Details: Two Divergent Approaches to Addressing Food Insecurity, Taygan Mullins
Quarter-Horse Racing or Money Laundering?, Thomas Wright
Blog Posts from 2019
Is Hemp the New Tobacco in Kentucky?, Hayley Abbott
More than a Paycheck: Harlan County Miners' Fight to Save the Coal Industry, Emily Allender
Exploiting Corn Syrup: Why Anheuser-Busch is Barred from its "No Corn Syrup" Campaign, Charlie Atkinson
Collective Bargaining Agreements and Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act: What Unionized Employees Should Know, Zachary Atwell
Reducing Fetlock Fractures Through the Use of Standing MRIs, Zachary Atwell
Keeping Sacred Sites Sacred: Federal Agencies Role in Protecting Native American Land, Savannah Baker
U.S. Trucking Industry in Crisis and the Impact on the Agricultural Industry, Caitlyn Barnes
“Product of the U.S.A.” Labeling in the Beef Industry: Economic Protection or Consumer Protection?, Andrew Bocanumenth
Cooling Water Intake Structures & the Best Technology Available, Sabrina Castille
The Reality of Sovereign Immunity, Sabrina Castille
Court Finds No Bias When Funding is Based on Decisions Made, Elizabeth Cooney
Trump Administration Makes Changes to the Act that is Credited with Saving the Bald Eagle, Benjamin A. Dennison
How the Ashland Aluminum Mill Became the Center of a National Security Controversy, Chris Eller
The Newest Trial to Keystone XL Pipeline: Tribes Bring New Suit Against Federal Government, Andrew Gillespie
A Different Kind of Horseplay: The Animal Cruelty Implications of Partying With Your Pet, Faith Gingrich-Goetz
Another Sting to the Bee Population: EPA Approves New Pesticide that Poses a Severe Threat to Bees, John Paul Hicks
Gambling on Kentucky's Future: The Impact Murphy v. NCAA Has on the Commonwealth, John Paul Hicks
Shifting the Burden: Why Clean Energy for Europe May Mean Environmental Destruction for Rural America, Adam Hutchinson
Black Lung = Disability and Death, So Why Are Legislators Making This Issue So Complicated?, Cornelius Kearns
Supreme Court to Take on the Muddy and Polluted Interpretations of the Clean Water Act, Lauren Keeler
The ‘War on Coal’ or the ‘War on Health’?, Lauren Keeler
Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid Waiver May Not Aid Farmers After All, Marina Kirtland
