<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Protect McCracken County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protecting Our Land, Securing Our Future]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:45:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Asked for a Cumulative Environmental Study. They Called Me a Liar.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been called a liar. A luddite. A sensationalist. I have been threatened. Not for doing anything wrong. For asking questions. That's worth sitting with for a moment. All I have asked is this: before major industrial development moves forward on land adjacent to an active Superfund site, can someone please tell us what the cumulative environmental impact will be on the contamination mitigation work already underway at the DOE site? That's it. That's the whole ask. The Paducah Gaseous...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/i-asked-for-a-cumulative-environmental-study-they-called-me-a-liar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25715843d3e9ae32a2c952</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:49:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_98cbeb91c51a41349e207326c99f9398~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_677,h_491,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erica Moore</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s at Stake?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildlife, Waterways, and 67 Years of Conservation The debate over the land proposed for the Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility is about far more than acreage. It is about protecting a landscape that has been managed for wildlife conservation for nearly seven decades and that supports streams, wetlands, forests, and habitat used by protected species. The map here shows the Paducah Site in relation to Big Bayou Creek, Little Bayou Creek, and the Ohio River. The site sits within a watershed that...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/what-s-at-stake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a23f279f64e529b409ea3f8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:36:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_43ccbb8fb6dc4f92a7dcce96e27b0a32~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_889,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ruth Baggett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not an Unreasonable Request...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Superfund site has active groundwater contamination plumes — Technetium-99, PFAS, and trichloroethylene — that are still migrating and not under control. Construction on the adjacent GLE site could accelerate that migration, disturb contaminated soil, and interfere with the pump-and-treat systems that have been running continuously since the mid-1990s to keep that contamination from reaching the Ohio River. No agency — not the NRC, EPA, DOE, or Commonwealth...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/not-an-unreasonable-request</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a217934367ed35011d53edd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:06:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_3d621c53c1a04040bce1b128eda40055~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_580,h_633,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communities Are Saying No. Here's What McCracken County Needs to Know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something has shifted. Across the country, communities that once rolled out the welcome mat for data center developers are now fighting back — and winning. Planning commissions are denying permits. State legislatures are trying to claw back tax incentives. And the number of communities saying no is accelerating faster than anyone predicted. McCracken County is not late to this fight. We are right on time. Pocatello Said No. So Can We. On May 18, 2026 — six days before our Planning Commission...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/communities-are-saying-no-here-s-what-mccracken-county-needs-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1df4e77ab417a19fc13703</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:16:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_aac35435fd444789816d9d4e7a12a1ff~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Guide to the June 11 &#38; 12 Nuclear Energy Community Meetings]]></title><description><![CDATA[www.ProtectMcCrackenCounty.com Why These Meetings Matter Download a copy of the Guide here. These are not just information sessions. According to the official press release from McCracken County and the City of Paducah, these meetings are being held as part of the formal process for McCracken County to obtain state designation as a Nuclear-Ready Community through the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA). That designation has real consequences for what gets built here, how...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/your-guide-to-the-june-11-12-nuclear-energy-community-meetings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a19ea2669f69d4475afd1f0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:56:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_541da65d8fd7476f83346653f00efa8f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_636,h_294,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Other Communities Were Sold the Same Dream. Here Is What Happened Next.]]></title><description><![CDATA[McCracken County is not the first place to be told that industrial development is the answer to its economic prayers. It will not be the last. But right now, we have something that communities in Virginia, Michigan, and Georgia did not have when they signed on the dotted line: the benefit of their experience. And their experience is not good. The Promises Come First The script is always the same. A company arrives, sometimes through an LLC so you cannot easily identify who you are actually...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/other-communities-were-sold-the-same-dream-here-is-what-happened-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a19758d345540299751dca5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:26:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_8974b1323a044c53a09f005c2f2ad792~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_814,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joshua Massey's Statement to the McCracken County Planning Commission - May 27, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. Friends and neighbors and members of McCracken County, my name is Joshua Massey. I was born and raised here and I'm here tonight on behalf of my friends and family and my community because I care very deeply about it. I stand beside a lot of intellectuals who've brought a lot of data forward. I trust that you'll read Erica's packet carefully and keep it for consideration. There is one element of data I'd like to address before I get into my more philosophical waxing and that...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/joshua-massey-s-statement-to-the-mccracken-county-planning-commission-may-27-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18c2dac2da9ec2684ac097</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 22:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d73adec6129542fa99141407c51a4c24.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Letter Can Make a Difference. A Flood of Them Cannot Be Ignored.]]></title><description><![CDATA[County officials make decisions based on what they hear — or don't hear — from the people they represent. Right now, the loudest voices in the room are the ones representing Global Laser Enrichment, General Matter, and the nuclear energy industry. It is time to change that. We are asking every McCracken County resident who has signed our petition, attended a meeting, shared a post, or simply read this website and felt that something is wrong here — to write a letter. Not a form letter. Your...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/one-letter-can-make-a-difference-a-flood-of-them-cannot-be-ignored</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1c34b67ab417a19fbdabf0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_63bc28f1e8624c9082346994073b34a4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_848,h_567,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join Us at the McCracken County Planning Commission meeting, Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public wildlife land handed to a foreign nuclear corporation. A secret financial deal your county Judge Executive won't discuss. An active Superfund site being marketed to private developers for a data center and a nuclear reactor. And not a single independent study of what any of it means for our water, our land, or our community. This didn't happen by accident. It happened because nobody was supposed to notice. We noticed. On Wednesday, May 27th, we are showing up to the McCracken County...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/join-us-at-the-mccracken-county-planning-commission-meeting-wednesday-may-27th-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a147d9943c833cb24fb73ad</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:29:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_9e635eb4de17477fa195718b81f53d1c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_707,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Math Doesn't Lie: What McCracken County Actually Gets and What It Actually Pays]]></title><description><![CDATA[GLE's $1.76 billion is not a gift to Paducah. It's their cost of doing business. Here's what the numbers actually show. When Governor Beshear announced GLE's project in March 2026, he called it "the single largest capital investment in Western Kentucky history." Judge Clymer called it "a major win for our community." The headlines wrote themselves: $1.76 billion. 240 jobs. Economic development. It sounds extraordinary. It is meant to. But when you do the actual math — when you put the real...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/the-math-doesn-t-lie-what-mccracken-county-actually-gets-and-what-it-actually-pays</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14ac9e183a32d20e31ac8e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ec477e0f1bf4404d870e27bafe3261bb.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody Is Looking at the Whole Picture... And That's Not an Accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three separate federal agencies. Three separate reviews. Each examining one piece of what's happening in McCracken County. In isolation. Here's why that gap exists, why it matters, and why the Planning Commission may be the only body that can close it. Imagine you are building a house. You hire three separate inspectors — one for the foundation, one for the electrical, one for the plumbing. Each inspector looks only at their assigned system. None of them is required to look at how all three...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/nobody-is-looking-at-the-whole-picture-and-that-s-not-an-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14c6c3f3bc0136e51bcba7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_dfb58857a0724bb2be5b9a852efb28a5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Already in the Ground and Why Building Next Door Makes It Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contamination at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant isn't history. It's here right now. And GLE wants to build a uranium enrichment facility on the land right next to it. Let's be clear about something before we begin. The 665 acres that GLE now owns — the former public wildlife land is not on the Superfund site. It is next to it. GLE's facility will be built on privately owned land that abuts the southern boundary of the federal reservation. That distinction matters legally, as we've...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/advocating-for-environmental-stewardship-in-mccracken-county</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a13688eb883334b04e84e87</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:07:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7d3a35c435b64d6a839ed03b76fafbe5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paducah Is Not Alone - 69 Communities Have Said No. Here's Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Maine to Idaho to Georgia, communities across America are pushing back against the AI data center land grab. The reasons are the same everywhere. The politics don't matter. The math does. If you've been following local coverage of GLE and the proposed data center and nuclear reactor in McCracken County, you might have gotten the impression that opposition to these projects is a local eccentricity — a small group of residents who don't understand economic development, standing in the way...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/paducah-is-not-alone-69-communities-have-said-no-here-s-why</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14ca58b3f40ff4eeea1f31</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11a91072527049689406d272d5a6d6c4.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Land Was Given Away. Nobody Asked Us. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of how 665 acres of Kentucky's public wildlife land ended up in the hands of a foreign nuclear corporation without a single public vote. If you hunted or fished at the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area, you know that land. You have walked those trails. You have sat in those woods in the early morning. That land belonged to all Kentuckians — held in public trust by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, managed and maintained for generations of hunters, anglers,...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/protect-mccracken-county-stop-uranium-enrichment-plant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a13688a996c7eef50789a87</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:07:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_79acf514d5fb47ef965b5cfae826ff6c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We're Fighting and Why It Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's be honest about something. Most of us don't follow planning commission meetings. Most of us don't track state incentive agreements or read NRC license applications. Most of us trust that the people we elect to represent us are doing exactly that — representing us. That trust is not unreasonable. It's the basis of how democratic government is supposed to work. But trust requires accountability. And accountability requires transparency. And transparency requires that the people making...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/why-we-re-fighting-and-why-it-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a148aeab883334b04ea48c5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:55:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_d2838ed84e654fb5afeac695c4af5a1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_789,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sign Our Petition: McCracken County Deserves Transparency and a Real Environmental Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three simple asks. One clear demand. Your signature matters more than you know. Wildlife is an essential part of our ecosystem, and its preservation is crucial for maintaining biodiversity. In McCracken County, we face a pressing challenge: the threat to our local wildlife due to habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. This blog post aims to raise awareness about these issues and encourage you to sign our petition to protect the wildlife that enriches our community. Over the past several...]]></description><link>https://www.protectmccrackencounty.com/post/sign-our-petition-to-save-mccracken-county-wildlife</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a136887d681fe01d166d034</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:07:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d7a20_79acf514d5fb47ef965b5cfae826ff6c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ProtectMcCrackenCounty</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>