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Georgia data centers face permit pushback
2+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) That increase has sharpened attention on a permit category that many residents previously had little reason to follow. For Georgia data centers, the permitting debate turns on whether backup power equipment should be treated as a limited operational safeguard or…...
Data center accused of muddying Georgia county’s drinking water
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) (NewsNation) — As massive data center projects continue to expand across the United States, one development in Georgia is drawing scrutiny over allegations it has contaminated a town’s drinking water. The issue caught the attention of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,…...
Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (1718+ words) Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap water. “Your family’s going through a gallon every day or two, and it’s cheap,” Bost said. “But it comes from the faucet.” As a parent, Bost…...
North Augusta meets to discuss plutonium pit production at SRS
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (115+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – North Augusta officials held a meeting on plans tied to renewed plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site on Tuesday. The discussion focused on a draft environmental impact statement. If the plan goes through, the SRS pit…...
Georgia church adds solar, storage and EV chargers to campus to act as community's resilience hub
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | April 21, 2026 New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Lithonia, Georgia, is celebrating becoming one of the first faith communities in the state to install both solar and battery storage on its campus, and is the first…...
Georgia's forestry industry is in crisis. One solution could be in your medicine cabinet.
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (501+ words) Published 11:19 am Thursday, April 9, 2026 Editor’s note: This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Georgia is one of the leading states for forestry, ranking first in annual harvest volume and the…...
Georgia oyster farmers may see expanded harvest window in summer
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (751+ words) When Laura Solomon, with co-owner and husband Perry Soloman, opened Tybee Oyster Company in 2022, they spent the summer flipping oysters in floating cages about five miles off of Tybee Island, to prevent the overgrowth of barnacles and algae on their…...
EnviroPro 360 Adds New Allergen Testing Services for Augusta Area Residential & Business Customers
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (823+ words) EnviroPro 360 Becomes the First Local Business in the CSRA to Offer Comprehensive Microbial and Allergen Testing for Home and Businesses The timing is significant. Many local properties are still experiencing lingering air quality concerns tied to Hurricane Helene repairs. Meanwhile,…...
North Augusta anglers oppose fishing ban at Brick Pond Park
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (448+ words) NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A group of North Augusta anglers is speaking out against a city ordinance that banned fishing and boating at Brick Pond Park’s federally protected wetland. North Augusta City Council passed the ordinance on Dec. 15 after wetland…...
PSC must consider families, climate legacy before approving Ga. Power proposal
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (604+ words) On Dec. 10, I attended the Georgia Public Service Commission hearing on the latest Georgia Power request. Even before the hearing began, those of us preparing to speak sensed something was wrong. In the cafeteria, there was a sudden rush of…...