A group sues the federal government, saying it's not doing enough to protect fish from coal mining.

And the program encourages hunters to give to the hungry.

Our Toby Gibbs has those stories and more in our Tuesday look at headlines around Kentucky.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced a temporary housing program for survivors of last year.

Severe weather in eastern Kentucky.

Will end in January.

The Appalachia News Express reports it will end January 29th.

So far, 129 households have been placed in temporary housing.

In Bradford Floyd, not Letcher, Perry and Pike Counties.

77 households have found permanent housing.

With the help of this program.

Federal officials announced that more than $22 million will be used in western Kentucky and Tennessee to benefit residents in rural areas.

WKMG reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement is part of President Joe Biden's Investing in Rural America event series.

The money will be used to equip law enforcement to expand ambulance services and a bourbon distillery, improve water treatment and implement a dental health care program in schools.

To environmental advocacy groups are suing federal agencies for their alleged lack of conservation protections for coal mines, including those in eastern Kentucky.

The groups say the lack of protections could harm endangered and threatened aquatic life.

Appalachian Voices and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last week alleging mines in Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia put big sandy crayfish.

GUYON River crayfish and the candy darter at risk.

The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service did not immediately return the newspaper's requests for comment.

Officials with a nonprofit focused on hunger relief by providing Kentuckians with healthy protein is encouraging hunters to donate meat to local food banks.

Moorhead State Public Radio reports.

Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry has more than 60 meat processors that participate in the campaign.

Deer hunting season with guns ends November 26th.

Bow and archery season lasts until mid-January, with headlines around Kentucky.

I'm Toby Gibbs.