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Trump administration rewrites clean water rule, environmentalists vow to push back

June 17, 2018, 5:02 pm/1 Comment

The Trump administration has submitted to the White House a new definition of the “Waters of the United States,” a proposal the Southern Environmental Law Center contends could remove environmental protections from up to 60 percent of the nation’s streams and more than 90 percent of wetlands.

Peregrine falcons prefer nesting in Atlanta high-rises to North Georgia canyons

June 15, 2018, 7:47 pm/0 Comments

Peregrine falcons have joined the back-to-the-city movement that has brought thousands of new residents into Atlanta. A new state survey shows that peregrines are likely nesting in high-rise buildings from Midtown to Buckhead, rather than on the faces of canyons in the mountains of North Georgia.

Atlanta locks in savings on sewer debt even as market shrinks for municipal bonds

June 13, 2018, 6:41 pm/0 Comments

Atlanta expects to save about $500,000 by refinancing a loan taken out in 2008 to help pay for upgrading the city’s water and wastewater system, a city finance official said Wednesday. The transaction is of note because the city secured a beneficial rate as municipal bonds face a swirl of headwinds.

Chamblee, Gwinnett County win grants to devise smart transportation technology

June 12, 2018, 6:09 pm/2 Comments

The next generation of transportation technology is to be developed in Chamblee and Gwinnett County, which on Tuesday were awarded cash grants and year-long technical support from a Georgia Tech research team. They were among the four winners of the first Georgia Smart Communities Challenge.

Rental housing market skews to wealthy, reducing supply of affordable homes

June 11, 2018, 5:10 pm/0 Comments

Cities across the country join metro Atlanta in facing shortages of affordable housing that stem, in part, from a surge in the proportion of rental homes that are built and priced for wealthy folks who want to rent, not own, a home, according to a recent report from a think tank at Harvard University.

Georgia advises patience with Canada geese; feds want to destroy nests, eggs year-round

June 10, 2018, 4:55 pm/4 Comments

Georgia wildlife officials are asking the public to exercise patience with Canada geese when they are land-bound in early summer. The federal government is seeking permission to destroy nests and eggs of resident Canada geese at any time of year.

Fulton County commissioners urge Georgia to decriminalize marijuana

June 8, 2018, 5:55 pm/0 Comments

Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners has not only decriminalized the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana in a small portion of the county, the board has called on the State of Georgia to stop jailing folks for holding less than an ounce of marijuana.

Law of supply, demand fueling shortage of affordable housing

June 6, 2018, 6:47 pm/0 Comments

The shortage of affordable homes in metro Atlanta is function of the shortage of homes in all price ranges. The lack of housing units of all types is driving up the prices of the units that do exist, a real estate analyst said Wednesday at the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum.

Georgia wins a water lawsuit, contends federal foot-dragging is slowing progress

June 4, 2018, 5:12 pm/0 Comments

Georgia has scored a major victory in one battle of the ongoing water war involving river flow into other states. However, Georgia contends that foot-dragging by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has resulted in a lack of progress on the order issued by a federal judge, according to papers filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta.

South Fork Conservancy celebrates 10 years, looks to more creekside conservation

June 3, 2018, 5:11 pm/0 Comments

The South Fork Conservancy has entered its second decade of protecting the natural environment along the South Fork of Peachtree Creek with plans for a new pedestrian bridge over the creek – and money in the bank to pay for building the bridge and other projects.

Georgia’s bald eagles rebound to point survey funds shifted to other projects

June 1, 2018, 5:46 pm/1 Comment

Georgia’s population of bald eagles has recovered to the point that the state has reduced the size of the land surveyed for nests. The shift will enable the state to reallocate money for other conservation projects, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

Employers remain reluctant to raise wages in metro Atlanta, Southeast, Fed reports

May 31, 2018, 9:12 pm/0 Comments

A tight labor market remains a big story in metro Atlanta and the Southeastern United States, and the latest economic survey by the Federal Reserves shows employers remain resistant to raising wages to attract workers.

As e-bikes loom as commuting option, Atlanta scrambling to regulate their use

May 29, 2018, 6:54 pm/4 Comments

Atlanta is trying to get a handle on the use of electric bicycles, which are proliferating in the city and presenting new threats to pedestrians when the pedal-assisted e-bikes are ridden or parked on sidewalks, trails and in parks. The debate is to begin Wednesday in the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee.

Atlanta’s Design Awards offer chance to contemplate the city being built

May 28, 2018, 6:00 pm/0 Comments

In the yin and yang duality that illustrates Atlanta’s development cycles, the annual Design Awards presented by Atlanta’s Urban Design Commission represent a moment to pause and take stock of the city’s built environment, of what has been lost and gained.

New home for chimney swifts to open in Piedmont Park’s bird-friendly habitat

May 27, 2018, 8:38 pm/1 Comment

The Atlanta Audubon Society has embarked on addressing a housing crisis encountered by the once-common chimney swifts – a lack of nesting places in tree cavities and the chimneys that gave the birds their name.

2018 farm bill: Two Georgia groups represent divide over partisan proposal

May 25, 2018, 3:31 pm/0 Comments

Two organizations in Georgia are among those that represent the split opinions over the farm bill that Congress is to take up when it returns from recess on June 4 – the Georgia Farm Bureau and the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

Plant Vogtle: Construction status reports by Georgia Power, Moody’s Investors Service

May 24, 2018, 9:04 pm/3 Comments

A new report on the construction status of the Vogtle nuclear plant, released Wednesday by Moody’s Investors Service, provides greater detail than a May 10 statement released by Georgia Power and cites a number of risks that could further delay the plant’s opening date.

First sign of the ATL: Xpress bus system moving to Breeze cards in 2018

May 23, 2018, 12:59 pm/3 Comments

The Xpress commuter bus system that operates in 12 metro counties is phasing out its magnetic ticket system as of Dec. 31 and shifting to the Breeze card. The move is an early step in the effort to unify the transit systems that serve metro Atlanta.

Georgia’s water wars: Three lawsuits pending after Supreme Court rules on Florida case

May 21, 2018, 5:35 pm/1 Comment

Metro Atlanta and Georgia are far from the finish line in the water wars. Even after the U.S. Supreme Court rules by June 30 on the case brought against Georgia by Florida, three federal lawsuits remain pending.

Potential state takeover of Atlanta’s airport among issues raising concerns at City Hall

May 17, 2018, 8:42 pm/20 Comments

Three measures approved by the state Legislature this year are triggering concerns among members of the Atlanta City Council – a study committee to evaluate the state takeover of Atlanta’s airport; a call for Atlanta to permanently close a portion of Mitchell Street adjacent to the Capitol; and carving out a piece of Stockbridge to create a City of Eagle’s Landing.

Greg Hodges Long before his Atlanta Friendship Initiative...… before his leadership role with Rotary..... even before his exploits with GSU basketball, Bill was a friend and fellow... –
On: Bill Nordmark, co-founder of Atlanta Friendship Initiative, passes away suddenly

Chris Johnston @ atlman I assume your comment is directed at me, so I will reply. I am 71 years and have lived in or near Atlanta... –
On: Proposed ‘Gulch’ development designed to suppress car use, promote alternative transit

atlman Since you appear to oppose all projects, development, actions and leaders in and related to the city of Atlanta, what do you propose? For the... –
On: Proposed ‘Gulch’ development designed to suppress car use, promote alternative transit

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On: Proposed ‘Gulch’ development designed to suppress car use, promote alternative transit

Chris Johnston And exactly why should I believe anything I read in the New York Times, given their speckled recent history? –
On: Most metro Atlantans think global warning is happening, manmade, Yale survey shows

Chris Johnston Marketing spin, smoke and mirrors. –
On: Proposed ‘Gulch’ development designed to suppress car use, promote alternative transit

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