LG&E argues it can condemn the property for a 12-mile natural gas pipeline, but Bernheim contends the land is public property that can’t be seized.

Two conservation agencies claim the federal government failed to protect three bat species whose underground habitat is imperiled by the pipeline route.

Lawmakers and billboard industry officials say an untold number of unregulated signs went up after last April's federal court ruling. The Kentucky General Assembly is considering a bill to fix state law.