Emory University is continuing to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, joining 16 other leading universities in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York to support the program and reject the Trump administration’s effort to end DACA.
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Clock ticking on comment period on plan to launch rockets over Cumberland Island
The clock is ticking on the public comment period for a planned spaceport on the Georgia coast. Plans call for privately owned rockets to be launched from a site near the mouth of the Satilla River, soar at 30,000 feet over Cumberland Island, and continue toward or into outer space.
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More than 860,000 poor persons in metro Atlanta at risk from air pollution, says ALA report
Being in a state of poverty is a major risk factor for health issues caused by air pollution in metro Atlanta. For one type of pollution, more poor people are at risk from pollution than are the elderly, or those with diabetes or those with cardiovascular disease, according to a recent report from the American Lung Association.
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Atlanta makes progress with installation of solar panels at homes, city-owned buildings
John Rutherford Seydel, an environmental advocate and Atlanta’s sustainability director, is among those who are talking up Atlanta’s program to install solar panels on homes. Meantime, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined in the launch of the city’s effort to install solar panels on 24 city-owned buildings.
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Wood pellet factories tend to smash air quality permits, new report commends Georgia
Georgia won praise Thursday in a report largely critical of an issue portrayed as lax enforcement of air quality regulations of the wood pellet industry. Criticism also was laid on the new federal policy that power plants fueled by biomass don’t create carbon pollution.
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Commute option incentive begins in May, as report shows metro Atlanta’s air quality worsens
A new incentive program intended to get cars off the road for a week is slated to begin in mid-May. This program comes on the heels of a national report by the American Lung Association that shows metro Atlanta ranks among the 25 most polluted cities; the ALA report also takes aim at some of the Trump administration’s environmental policies.
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Atlanta’s Vine City Park to be renamed to honor past community leaders
In 2017, the Rev. Darrion Fletcher died during his campaign for the Atlanta City Council post held by Ivory Lee Young, Jr. On Tuesday, Young continued his effort to honor Fletcher by naming a playing field for him in Vine City Park. Young also proposes to rename the entire park for a well-regarded urban planner, June Mundy.
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Florida-Georgia before the Supreme Court: Three possible scenarios for outcome
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the water war litigation between Florida and Georgia is expected by June 30. The ruling is likely to follow one of three scenarios – including one the court followed last month in a water ruling that involves three western states.
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Struggling Georgia communities chosen for new federal program that’s to spur investment
A large swath of economically challenged Georgia communities got a boost from the Trump administration in the weeks after Georgia lawmakers passed a package of legislation aimed at helping rural areas where folks struggle to make ends meet.
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As sea turtles and manatees return to Georgia’s coast, state urges boaters to be vigilant
Georgia’s coast is experiencing the annual return of three types of visitors, prompting state wildlife officials to encourage humans to exercise caution to avoid harming the other two species – sea turtles and manatees.
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Georgia Tech’s student association awards $35,000 to Tech’s LGBTQIA Resource Center
Seven months after an LGBT student activist at Georgia Tech was shot and killed by campus police, the Student Alumni Association on Thursday presented a $35,000 gift to Tech’s LGBTQIA Resource Center for new office space and programmatic support, according to a statement from Tech.
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Labor shortage a bigger concern than tariffs for business in Atlanta, Southeast, Fed reports
President Trump’s new and proposed trade tariffs do not appear to be of concern in metro Atlanta and across the Southeast, though they are causing heartburn in other regions of the country, according to the Federal Reserve’s survey of the economy released Wednesday.
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Delta among airlines expected to raise fares to offset carbon caps, Moody’s reports
Delta Air Lines is among the airlines that are expected to raise fares in the coming years to offset the cost of caps on their carbon emissions, according to a report released today by Moody’s Investors Service.
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Atlanta’s report on bicycling marks cultural shift in attitudes toward transportation
Atlanta’s by-the-numbers report on bicycling in the city is nothing short of a milestone that marks the cultural shift in attitudes about transportation underway in sub-tropical Atlanta.
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Gov. Deal’s tweet on Piedmont/Blue Cross Blue Shield imbroglio spurs wider conversation
Gov. Nathan Deal has spurred a buzz on Twitter with his call for a meeting Monday with Piedmont Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to resolve a breakdown in negotiations that has left thousands of patients out of network for care.
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Two Emory University profs awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Two professors at Emory University were awarded 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships, granting them entry into a world in which past fellows continue to provide work featured at galleries and museums, and even on a TV show about poetry that’s affiliated with Harvard University.
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New SunTrust Bank branch latest sign of strength of Upper West Side
The grand opening Friday of a SunTrust Bank branch in a new shopping center underscores the strength of the development trend in the outer reaches of Atlanta’s Upper West Side region – near the Chattahoochee River.
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Atlanta’s airport again has links to its roots in fast cars, racetracks
Atlanta’s airport is built on the site of a former car racetrack. The airport again has a link to fast cars – a cargo company that’s poised to sign a five-year airport lease is a sponsor of the global effort to build a car that is to smash the 1,000 mph land speed barrier.
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More than 200 businesses sign ‘goBeyondProfit’ pledge to give back to community
More than 200 Georgia companies have pledged to contribute resources to help meet community needs through the recently formed initiative, goBeyondProfit. For one Roswell company, their gift is helping to maintain Arlington National Cemetery.
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Northside commute worsened by closure of flex lanes on Ga. 400, north of I-285
The commute along Ga. 400 worsened Friday as the northbound flex lane was permanently closed a short distance just north of the road’s intersection with I-285. The closure is part of the $800 million project to retool one of the state’s busier intersections.
