Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday urged Georgians to pray for rain as he restricted outdoor use of water across most of northwest Georgia, while active forest fires blaze across 27,027 acres in Georgia’s mountains.
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Feds approve Georgia’s wildlife conservation plan, which lists threats from global warming
Georgia’s updated 10-year wildlife plan, which says global warming threatens plants and animals, has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Threatened chestnut trees join hemlocks as beneficiaries of mountain festival
The 12th annual Hemlock Festival that begins today in Murrayville has added the American chestnut tree as a species it’s trying to protect through proceeds of the outdoor gathering.
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Fulton County plans to nearly triple capacity of its sewage plant in Woodstock
As lawyers argue in a Washington courtroom over the distribution of water between Florida and Georgia, Fulton County is preparing to nearly triple the amount of treated sewage it dumps into a river that flows into Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Birds of a feather flock together in briefs filed in Florida/Georgia river basin lawsuit
APALACHICOLA, FL. – There are no surprises in the groupings of organizations that submitted “friend of the court” briefs in the federal lawsuit filed by Florida against Georgia to get more water out of the Chattahoochee River basin. The hearing began Monday.
Business interests stuck together. Environmental groups stuck together.
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Snapshot of the case history
By David Pendered Florida filed a lawsuit against Georgia in the U.S. Supreme Court after years of negotiations failed to resolve disputes over Georgia’s consumption of water from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. The hearing began Monday in a federal courthouse in Washington. Lawyers for both sides expect to take up to six weeks to present […]
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Wildfire, drought in North Ga. force closures of trails, restrictions of campfires
Wildfires have forced the closure of three trails and a trailhead parking lot on federal land in north Georgia, according to the U.S. Forest Service. On Friday, the state joined the federal government in restricting fires and campfires at wildness areas in north and central Georgia.
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Atlanta plans to refurbish green roof atop City Hall
Atlanta is in the early stages of renovating the green roof atop Atlanta City Hall. Plans call for more seating, the removal of invasive weeds and the installation of plants with a vibrant mix of colors and bloom times.
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International agency with focus on public health opens in Midtown
Atlanta is proving itself to be the right home for an international agency that has a focus on public health and departed New York after almost 200 years. That much was clear after a visit from church leaders from China.
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Green efficiency now a de facto requirement for big office buildings in metro Atlanta
When CBRE examined the demand for green certified office space in metro Atlanta, the example it highlighted in a new report was the decision by health data giant Kaiser Permanent to locate in a LEED certified building in Midtown.
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As Georgians evacuate Hurricane Matthew, seafarers have few safe places to go
It’s easy to forget the impact on seaports and merchant mariners when the most compelling storm images are of thousands of families fleeing their homes under a mandatory evacuation order as Hurricane Matthew bears down on the Georgia coast.
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Atlanta’s own ‘Little Engine That Could’ building trails along two forks of Peachtree Creek
Atlanta’s own version of “The Little Engine That Could,” the classic children’s story about perseverance, is being written along the banks of Peachtree Creek.
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Progress pending in Westside on Proctor Creek Greenway Trail, Boone Boulevard Greenway plan
Atlanta is on the cusp of proceeding with the design and engineering of the long-awaited Proctor Creek Greenway Trail, starting with a complex first phase that is to be coordinated with plans to treat stormwater runoff via natural landscaping.
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Georgia ports already on board with new EPA report on clean air near nation’s ports
Georgia’s ports are already implementing many of the environmental recommendations the federal EPA issued Thursday, which call for the nation’s ports to reduce diesel-engine emissions.
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Georgia’s Plant Conservation Alliance earns national recognition for stewardship
Georgia’s efforts to protect endangered plants has been recognized by a national organization, which comes as good news at a time the state is implementing its latest five-year plan to protect plants and animals.
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Drought alert called in metro Atlanta; conditions vary wildly across state
Drought has prompted the state to place metro Atlanta in a group of 53 counties where local water utilities are required to inform the public of the need to conserve water.
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Energy efficiency, Clean Power Plan would cut consumer costs, reduce use of dirty fuel
By Guest Columnist MARILYN A. BROWN, a professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy whose research focuses on energy, climate and environmental policy
In a year marked by ever deepening political divides, an unlikely consensus has formed between Georgia regulators and environmental advocates: energy bills must remain affordable as we transition to a low-carbon economy. My research on sustainable energy policies and the electric utility industry demonstrates that we can best achieve this result by using innovative tools already available to us.
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GRTA seeks to improve service by shifting bus stops in urban core, adding wi-fi and location app
GRTA is implementing its long-studied plans to improve service on every route of its Xpress Commuter Coach Service and has posted staff throughout Downtown Atlanta and Midtown to help passengers adjust to changes in the locations of bus stops.
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Online map of all parks, amenities in Georgia created for proposed state plan for parks, recreation
The way Becky Kelley sees it, Georgia’s new proposed statewide recreation plan aims to serve a vast majority Georgians who want to relax or play public parks. And a new mapping feature provides pinpoint accuracy in locating a park and its amenities.
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New chapter begins at Savannah Harbor project – updating maps of ocean shoals
A new chapter is about to begin in the process of deepening the Savannah Harbor to accommodate massive ships that are arriving from the expanded Panama Canal. It involves updating the maps of shoals that are based on data collected before World War II.
