A new ATV factory in Owsley County is great. ATV damage to nature is not.

By: Mark Reese

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 781

Last Updated: 5 days, 21 hours ago

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It’s amazing how quickly we forget. In the not-too-distant past local residents and environmentalists were concerned about the damage done to local streams and rivers from strip mine run-off. While much of this danger has abated as strip mines closed and sites were rehabilitated, it seems as if a new danger lurks, one that many seem to be embracing. This is the damage being done to local country roads, trails, and ultimately creeks and …

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