A legal settlement over coal ash in North Carolina has resulted in the type of outcome Georgia environmentalists would like to reach here – excavation of coal ash from all of a power company’s unlined basins, and placement in an onsite lined landfill or recycled for industrial use.
Author Archives: David Pendered
David Pendered, Managing Editor, is an Atlanta journalist with more than 30 years experience reporting on the region’s urban affairs, from Atlanta City Hall to the state Capitol. Since 2008, he has written for print and digital publications, and advised on media and governmental affairs. Previously, he spent more than 26 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and won awards for his coverage of schools and urban development. David graduated from North Carolina State University and was a Western Knight Center Fellow.
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Sandy Springs takes first step toward its planned 31.4-mile network of trails
Sandy Springs’ planned Marsh Creek Greenway is to be the first of the city’s planned 31.4-mile network of trails that is to link the city’s parks, Perimeter Center and the city’s central park. The PATH Foundation was chosen to oversee the project.
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Five outdoors projects in metro Atlanta tentatively win $9.5 million in state funding
Five projects to improve access to the great outdoors in metro Atlanta are to share in up to $20 million in funding the state has tentatively awarded to conservation and outdoor recreation projects.
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Atlanta-backed plan to waive impact fees on affordable housing advances in Legislature
Impact fees on affordable housing could be waived under a statewide bill that’s endorsed by Atlanta and has been passed by the state Senate. Meantime, the potential state takeover of Atlanta’s airport is in a holding pattern, according to a presentation Wednesday by the city’s chief lobbyist.
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Six-month moratorium on development near Westside Park to be approved March 2
The Atlanta City Council is on track to establish a six-month moratorium for most new development in the gold-rush neighborhoods around the city’s future Westside Park. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms initiated the moratorium on Feb. 17.
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Unmet demand for higher-priced units adds to lack of affordable housing options in Buckhead
Higher-income folks play a part in the affordable housing discussion because there is an unmet demand for rental apartments at their price points in at least one area that was studied – Buckhead.
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Mulch manufacturer in Cumming cited for repeatedly endangering workers
Amputation hazards for employees are among the risks cited for the second time in less than a year at a manufacturing plant of mulch garden products in Cumming. The company has been ordered to pay $148,867 in penalties by the federal Department of Labor.
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Climate change: Congress weighs proposal to gauge fisheries that provide food, jobs
Congress has advanced a proposal regarding fisheries and climate change, one that aims to help the nation respond to behavioral changes by fish as they seek to avoid warmer ocean waters and their higher levels of acids and lower levels of oxygen.
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Building moratorium in Atlanta’s Westside to provide time to review housing costs, transportation
To provide a cooling-off period for review of public policies related to development in Atlanta’s heated Westside area, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has called for a six-month moratorium on new construction projects in the area. The mayor started by issuing an executive order to mandate a two-week moratorium, which expires March 2.
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Almost no one thinks children on bikes are safe on a road next to Grant Park
When it comes to children riding bicycles, just one in 17 respondents to a survey think kids are safe riding next to Grant Park, on Cherokee Avenue. Just one in five thinks the corridor is safe for children and seniors to walk.
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New mural, ‘Seeds that are Planted,’ aims to inspire viewers in Atlanta’s Westside
The new mural that aims to connect the “past struggles, sacrifices and triumphs of our ancestors” stretches 130 feet along Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, welcoming visitors and residents to Atlanta’s historically black Vine City neighborhood.
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Millennial civil rights group establishes voice at state Capitol on environmental issue
In a subtle gesture, Atlanta Democratic Sen. Donzella James has helped establish the voice of the Millennial Civil Rights Campaign at the Georgia Capitol. James gave the organization a seat at the table to discuss her proposed statewide ban on plastic grocery store bags.
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Loeffler co-sponsors legislation on topics including gun rights, abortion, immigrants
Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler has co-sponsored 32 pieces of legislation on hot-button topics related to gun rights, abortion and immigration, while attention has focused on the field of competitors she’ll face in the upcoming election.
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Former workforce development administrator for ARC, Atlanta pleads guilty to bribery
A former ARC administrator of federally funded workforce training programs, who later worked for Atlanta’s workforce training program, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of accepting bribes during his work with ARC.
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Tech Square’s Phase III continues momentum with naming, planned construction funding
Progress continues on the next development at Midtown’s Tech Square with the naming of the tower for a respected alumnus and nearly $31 million in construction funding that Gov. Brian Kemp included in his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year.
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How Georgia received what MLK later called a ‘promissory note’ of freedom
Martin Luther King, Jr. called the Declaration of Independence a “promissory note” of freedom. Now, the very letter John Hancock sent to Georgia in 1776 announcing the former colonies’ independence from Great Britain has just sold at Sotheby’s.
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Greenspace purchases with impact fees show big differences: Atlanta, Sandy Springs
In the race to acquire land for greenspace before the land is otherwise developed, Atlanta and Sandy Springs are pursuing projects with plans to pay for them with impact fees that are more than 10 times higher in Sandy Springs than in Atlanta.
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John Lewis to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from ADL Southeast Region
Congressman John Lewis is to receive the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region at its 23rd Annual Jurisprudence Luncheon, on March 16. This is Lewis’ first award from the ADL in Atlanta, and he’s to be recognized with two others for their public service.
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Community policing: City of South Fulton gets help from Georgia Tech to shape beats
Fostering community partnerships with police officers is a major thrust of initiatives to be launched in the fairly new City of South Fulton, aided by the work of Georgia Tech researchers who have suggested a way to enable police officers to have more time to interact with the general public.
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RCE Greater Atlanta brings home two international awards in sustainability
A regional sustainability network led by Emory University, Georgia Tech and Spelman College has brought home two awards in an international competition that recognizes innovative programs in education on sustainable development.
