Georgia has declared an additional 407 miles of rivers and coastal waterbodies safe for recreational use at the request of those who want to paddle or swim in the waters.
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Clean 13: Georgia Water Coalition’s honorees include ‘scientist, educator, mentor’
A scientist working to groom Black scientists at Savannah State University was recognized Tuesday with a 2021 Clean 13 award from the Georgia Water Coalition.
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Safe to swim? Georgia’s rivers should be clean enough to play in the water
By RENA ANN PECK, executive director, Georgia River Network
During the last 18 months, as the COVID-19 pandemic closed gyms and other indoor entertainment venues, collectively, we have turned to the outdoors for relief. In particular, interest in water recreation has exploded. Manufacturers of canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and other boats – and associated businesses – have experienced unprecedented demand. More people than ever before are hitting Georgia’s rivers, lakes and streams.
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‘Dirty Dozen’: A win before report cites raw sewage polluting Chattahoochee River
Raw sewage won’t be dumped into the Chattahoochee River following a ruling from the state so recent it got ahead of Tuesday’s release of the “Dirty Dozen,” an annual report from the Georgia Water Coalition on 12 environmental threats to the state’s waters.
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Georgia Water Coalition commends ‘Clean 13’ for creating more sustainable Georgia
The Georgia Water Coalition paused from its efforts to promote clean waters to celebrate what it called, “extraordinary efforts [that] have led to cleaner rivers, stronger communities and a more sustainable future for Georgians.”
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2020 offers chance to intervene in permit review of alleged polluter of Altamaha River
The Georgia Water Coalition released its annual Dirty Dozen report Thursday and – for the seventh time – the report names the Rayonier Advanced Materials chemical pulp mill in Jesup as a polluter of the Altamaha River. Improvements could come in 2020, and a federal court order has observed the Altamaha Riverkeeper can play a role in the improvement process.
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Dirty Dozen report focuses on ‘politics, policies, issues’ that pollute Georgia’s waters
The Georgia Water Coalition’s latest report on the state’s most polluted waters shifts the traditional focus of the Dirty Dozen from the most polluted places to the “politics, policies and issues” that most threaten Georgia’s water.
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Trump’s water policy jeopardizes Georgia’s clean water, says Georgia Water Coalition
Environmental attorney Bill Sapp doesn’t mince words when he describes President Trump’s plan to roll back the clean water rule established during the Obama administration: “What the current administration is doing is jeopardizing clean water in this state.”
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Annual list of Georgia’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ waters cites categorical threats, five victories
This year’s edition of the Dirty Dozen, a report of threatened waters, marks a shift from specific locations to broader categories including groundwater, well water and public health.
