DeKalb County’s discharge of raw sewage is one of the first issues facing the newly appointed EPA administrator for the Southeast. Coal ash is right behind sewage.
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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How wealth is extracted from lower income folks, other quirks of ‘new’ economy
Renters take a double whammy – they don’t build home equity, and their on-time rent payments don’t get reported to credit agencies to help build their credit score.
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Monarch butterflies lingering in Georgia; volunteers sought to help monitor them
Monarch Migration 2021 should be about over in Georgia. It’s not. This has prompted butterfly specialists to ask citizen scientists for help.
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Reed dominated fundraising; Ends with almost as much as four top candidates combined
Editor’s note: See charts at the bottom of this story for campaign finance information. / Kasim Reed dominated campaign contributions in his losing bid for Atlanta mayor.
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World-class scientists, feeble broadband: Georgia’s digital divide
Sapelo Island and its state-owned facilities are stark examples of the extent of Georgia’s digital divide. Broadband connection is tenuous at best, and threatened by equipment tumbling into a tidal creek that’s eroding along the edge.
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Days before Russia blew up satellite, Georgia Tech partnered with U.S. Space Force
Four days before Russia’s successful test of its anti-satellite missile, on Monday, Georgia Tech announced a partnership with the U.S. Space Force to collaborate on aerospace research.
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Transit for new era: MARTA, CobbLinc ask public about wishes for future service
Cobb County’s potential sales tax referendum for transit, possibly on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot, is just part of the discussions CobbLinc and MARTA are conducting of the future of transit in four core counties of metro Atlanta.
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Grady Health System’s HIV, surgery units advance as county funding to be reviewed
The Grady Health System again faces a precarious future, even as it reached milestones last week with its advanced surgical center and new funding for the center that specializes in HIV/AIDS treatment.
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Georgia’s military recruits among lowest quality in country
Georgia sends a lot of recruits to the military and they are among the lowest quality of individuals who enlist, according to an analysis by the Department of Defense.
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At COP26, talks abound of nuclear plants as big as Plant Vogtle
Discussion of nuclear power generated by facilities such as Plant Vogtle appears to be surging at COP26, the United Nations climate summit in Scotland.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms’ legacy: Facility, services for mental health, drug issues
A legacy of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms may be a facility with services to help those struggling with issues of mental health, drugs and extreme homelessness. The program is portrayed as an alternative to arrest and incarceration.
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Rural Georgia: $30 million in federal stimulus to improve student learning outcomes
Georgia’s initiative on education in rural areas continues to take shape as policy makers evaluate Census figures showing ongoing population declines that challenge efforts to maintain rural communities.
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Fulton County’s development authority subsidizes workforce housing in Atlanta
Fulton County’s development authority received a green light Wednesday from Fulton County commissioners to proceed with financing of an apartment complex in Atlanta.
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Windows into Southern culture: High Museum photos, future Stone Mountain museum
Stone Mountain’s role in the culture of the South is to be explored at the High Museum of Art in photographs that are part of the upcoming exhibition, “Picturing the South: 25 Years.” A future museum at Stone Mountain Park is to provide another perspective.
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Climate migration: Planners say region may face higher taxes, crowding
Climate change likely will be more than an abstract concept in metro Atlanta. Higher taxes and an influx of residents are among possible consequences as people move to escape problems elsewhere, two planners contend.
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Taking stock on U.N. Day: Georgia’s path toward reducing carbon emissions
Georgia’s leaders in sustainability recognized achievements and outlined aspirations during their Oct. 28 celebration of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
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Right whale birth rates a growing concern as calving season begins off Georgia
The number of North Atlantic right whales has dropped to a 20-year low and the calving grounds off the coasts of Georgia and two adjoining states aren’t hosting enough births to outpace deaths, new reports confirm.
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Atlanta City Council reins in proposed long-range growth plan
Atlanta on Tuesday advanced an amended long-range development plan that eliminates major objections raised by residents and instructs city planners to abide by state rules on community involvement in future planning.
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Atlanta Braves in World Series: What’s next for Native Americans?
Three incongruences around consideration of Native Americans are occurring in real-time in metro Atlanta, just as a national dialogue is spurred by the Federal Reserve, Biden administration and cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Proposals: Amend tax codes to address economic inequality
The search for tools to address economic injustices has led two Atlanta-based researchers to propose changes to the federal and state tax codes.
