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Environment April 14, 2025

Report from Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Annual Spring Recycling

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos: Keep Cobb Beautiful hosted their Annual Spring Recycling event at Jim Miller Park. We were grateful to get volunteers…

Hundreds of volunteers in a group photo from Commissioner Sheffield's Earth Day litter cleanup event

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Commissioner Monique Sheffield’s annual Earth Day cleanup draws over 440

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Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

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Georgia native plant fans hope compromise takes root after Cherokee rose supporters dig in

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America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

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Spill from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility into the Chattahoochee

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Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene

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How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment

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How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences – podcast

Environment January 9, 2025

3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls

by Eric Nost, University of Guelph, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Environmental issues were conspicuously absent from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, but moves by…

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Powder Springs April 16, 2025

1838 advertisement for the Powder Springs Hotel

[This is an evergreen article about the history of Powder Springs. We periodically update and republish these articles as we find additional information] The Courier makes heavy use of the…

Pets and Pet Adoption April 16, 2025

“My name is Velma. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black tan rottweiler. The following information on this potential family member…

Pets and Pet Adoption April 16, 2025

“My name is Merlot, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Immigration April 16, 2025

Deportation Fears Add to Mental Health Problems Confronting Colorado Resort Town Workers

This article by Natalie Skowlund first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Natalie Skowlund April 15, 2025 SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — When Adolfo Román García-Ramírez walks home in the…

Georgia April 16, 2025

Bonus Georgia tax refunds set to arrive in coming weeks as governor cranks up bill-signing season

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 15, 2025 An additional state tax refund could be deposited into Georgians’ bank…

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Environment

Report from Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Annual Spring Recycling

Commissioner Monique Sheffield’s annual Earth Day cleanup draws over 440

Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

Georgia native plant fans hope compromise takes root after Cherokee rose supporters dig in

America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

Spill from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility into the Chattahoochee

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene

How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment

How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences – podcast

3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls