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…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) Georgia’s beloved wetland just landed a prestigious global title. The Okefenokee Swamp has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, which features 1,273 properties of outstanding cultural and natural importance across 173 countries. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, which protects the largest…...

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…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (721+ words) Aquatic invasive species can cause significant economic and ecological harm in Georgia, and state officials are asking for the public’s help in combating them. By displacing or outcompeting native plants and animals, non-native aquatic nuisance species can damage boats and…...

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…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (564+ words) TYBEE ISLAND ― Georgia’s most popular beach is thinning and the federal funds to fatten up the shore won’t be coming as scheduled. Tybee Island officials learned Tuesday the island’s periodic beach renourishment project has been cut from the U.S....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (374+ words) The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced it would be funding more than a dozen conservation and outdoor recreation projects this year. The 14 projects will receive $33.2 million from the state, with award grant recipients matching the funds for an additional…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (961+ words) Home to ancient earthen mounds, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Macon, Georgia, offers insight into the area's Indigenous history. Visitors can tour a reconstructed lodge and view recovered artifacts in the park museum as well as hike, fish, and…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (526+ words) Conservation groups and their state and federal partners cheered the completion of a deal Monday they say will protect more than 10,000 acres of ecologically valuable and endangered forests straddling the Alabama-Georgia border. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit specializing in acquiring…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (375+ words) In Georgia, we are suffering from high power bills while data centers are moving into our state, creating a massive expansion of energy needs. Georgia Power customers’ bills are on average $500 more per year than just two years ago after…...