The global decline in insects of all kinds is the backdrop for the end-of-summer push for bees and butterflies, including the expansion of a pollinator partnership from metro Atlanta to cover all of Georgia.
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As science is under assault, Georgia Tech president affirms people-centered research, teaching
At a time science and its practitioners are under assault, Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera spoke of the role of research institutions and their mission to provide, “hope to find solutions to the most important problems of our time.”
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Judge dismisses effort to halt DeKalb County sewage spills that leak into South River
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to compel DeKalb County to stop spilling sewage from most of its sewer pipes, setting aside concerns about an estimated 32 million gallons of waste that has been leaked from these pipes since 2014.
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Fulton County formally honored for ban on single-use plastics in county buildings
The Georgia Water Coalition has worked around COVID-19 to formally recognize Fulton County for its first-in-the state restriction on single-use plastics at county-owned facilities.
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Volunteers pick up debris as Atlanta’s trash collectors struggle under pandemic
As Atlanta’s understaffed trash collection service struggles to pick up waste under the extra burden of COVID-19, volunteers are picking up debris in neighborhoods. The latest effort cleaned a stretch of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and painted over graffiti at a MARTA rail station.
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One neighborhood’s question: How to respond to first huge proposed development
Residents of a quiet neighborhood in Southwest Atlanta have to decide if they support or oppose a proposed multi-story housing development for senior citizens, one with a density that could bring the type of life-altering effects familiar in faster-growing parts of the city.
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Atlanta tweaks tree protection, floats idea of forming urban forestry division
Atlanta continues to tinker with its ordinances to protect trees and the vaunted tree canopy. The city this month has partially protected the Tree Trust Fund and started discussing the formation of a forestry division to manage wooded land.
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UGA law grad: Prosecuted mob, led in 9/11 inquiries, protected birds from Trump
The pedigree of the federal judge who cited ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ when she rejected President Trump’s effort to reduce protections of migratory birds includes a UGA law degree, prosecution of mobsters in New York, and leadership at the FBI after 9/11.
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Proposed quarry hits teeth of citizen protest over site near Chattahoochee River
A proposed rock quarry along the Chattahoochee River in Carroll County has run into the teeth of a fast-moving grassroots opposition that has gained the support of county governments in Carroll and Coweta counties.
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Hikes for Health Challenge grew from synergy of region’s parks, greenspaces
The new Hike for Health Challenge, with its $250 incentive from REI, is the latest example of the growing synergy among the leaders of 10 parks and greenspaces in metro Atlanta.
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Facing sewer discharge limit, Columbus seeks to change statewide water quality rule
The City of Columbus’ water utility on Monday intends to ask the state to change statewide water quality rules in way that would delay, if not eliminate, a pending limit on the amount of sewage Columbus discharges into the Chattahoochee River.
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A cleaner Chattahoochee River to result from expanded sewer plant
The era of raw sewage rolling down the Chattahoochee River from spills in North Fulton County is to be coming to an end. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper campaigned for, and supports, the expanded sewage treatment plant being built in Roswell.
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Environmental racism, heightened risk of COVID-19 infection arise in talks over sewage in DeKalb County, Atlanta
Allegations of environmental racism that is said to contribute to COVID-19 risks in south DeKalb County were filed by a neighborhood association July 24 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. The letter was submitted in a lawsuit over DeKalb’s progress on its federal consent decree to stop polluting waterways.
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Beaver dams a low-tech solution to stormwater management in Atlanta park
Manmade beaver dams have just been installed along a creek in Atlanta’s Blue Heron Nature Preserve and could offer a time-tested, natural method to manage stormwater runoff.
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Nation’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas to be downsized in 2022, near Macon
The nation’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas is to see one of its four coal-fired power units close by Jan. 1 2022, at Plant Scherer near Macon. Cleanup at this one unit is expected to take 46 years.
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Florida to close Apalachicola Bay to oystering; Supreme Court defers ruling on water war
Florida is poised to close Apalachicola Bay to oyster harvesting in a board vote slated for July 22. The move comes as the Supreme Court finished its year without ruling on the water war between Florida and Georgia.
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Quarry proposed alongside Chattahoochee River slowed by Carroll County moratorium
Residents’ opposition to a proposed rock quarry that’s to be located across the Chattahoochee River from South Fulton County has prompted Carroll County to issue a moratorium on new quarries and to start revising regulations on mining sites.
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Plastic-Free July Challenge can begin with reusable dishes, etc. at July 4th parties
As Plastic-Free July Challenge 2020 begins for many with a July 4th party amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19, advocates have a simple suggestion – eat, drink and be merry, and be sure to use something other than single-use plastic plates, glasses and flatware.
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Legislative campaigns: Environmentalists set sights on coal ash, factory livestock farms
The handling of coal ash and livestock manure, when it is a byproduct of factory farming of cows, pigs and chickens, are among the environmental issues that may emerge on this year’s campaign trail, now that the focus on state lawmakers has shifted from lawmaking to campaigning.
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Atlanta BeltLine passes milestone that marks ingenuity of funding, engineering
The Atlanta BeltLine is passing an historic milestone. This one has not been celebrated with a party – though in May it won national acclaim.
