Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-1st) Joins as Co-Sponsor of the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Kentucky/So.IN (LCA-KY/So.IN) thanked Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) for his continued commitment to bringing greater compassion and support to all those affected by lung cancer by his recent endorsement of H.R.

By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Jul. 12--U.S. Rep Ed Whitfield, R-Hopkinsville, said Friday he plans an August meeting in the Lake Barkley area to seek a consensus on water level management of Barkley and Kentucky Lake.

By David Blackburn, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Mar. 19--GREENVILLE -- A Texas-based company wants to build a coal-to-diesel plant on a National Guard training site using a new emissions-control technology to burn coal waste there.

By Matt Sanders, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Nov. 30--CALVERT CITY, Ky. -- About 52 percent of the power generated in the United States comes from coal, but the industry faces an uncertain regulatory future, according to CoalTek chief executive officer Christopher Poirier.

By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Nov. 29--Meeting the nation's energy needs requires legislation including clean-coal technology, but Congress is so politically embroiled that it is again struggling to pass a spending bill, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield said.