Environment

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Environment December 3, 2022

I set out to tell his story. Then he found out he was ill.

by Yvette Cabrera, Center for Public Integrity [This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.] December 2, 2022 As…

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Environment November 30, 2022

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteers to help plant trees at the Leo Frank site

The Marietta Tree Keepers is seeking volunteers to plant trees at the Leo Frank site. The site is a memorial to the Jewish factory superintendent who was lynched in 1915…

Climate change November 26, 2022

After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit – here’s what we can still do about it

by Peter Schlosser, Arizona State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5…

Palm trees bending under hurricane winds

Climate change November 25, 2022

Dreaming of beachfront real estate? Much of Florida’s coast is at risk of storm erosion that can cause homes to collapse, as Daytona just saw

by Zhong-Ren Peng, University of Florida [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Back-to-back hurricanes left an unnerving scene on the Florida coast in November 2022: Several…

Illustration of a solar-powered low-energy-use home and car

Energy November 25, 2022

How to design clean energy subsidies that work – without wasting money on free riders

by Eric Hittinger, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Qing Miao, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Tiruwork B. Tibebu, Rochester Institute of Technology [This article first…

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Environment November 23, 2022

Cobb County’s Northwest Water Reclamation Facility spills 5.72 million gallons of disinfected wastewater into Lake Allatoona

Cobb County distributed the following notice of a spill of 5.72 million gallons of disinfected wastewater from the Cobb County Water System’s (CCWS) Northwest Water Reclamation Facility into Lake Allatoona:…

Environment November 21, 2022

Saga of proposed mine at Okefenokee Swamp’s edge still mired in legal challenges, regulatory reviews

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2022 Conservationists are waging another legal challenge against a company’s strip-mining plans…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Environment November 21, 2022

As utilities spend billions on transmission, support builds for independent monitoring

by Robert Zullo, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] November 20, 2022 An aging electric grid, fossil fuel…

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Environment October 14, 2022

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteers for a work day at Hill Pocket Park in Marietta

Marietta Tree Keepers needs volunteers to help with maintenance work for Hill Pocket Park on Saturday, October 22, 2022, beginning with 8:30 a.m. sign-in and refreshments. The work will be…

Environment October 13, 2022

Marietta Tree Keepers announce their free Tea ‘n Trees Stroll

For all you nature and conservation enthusiasts, or for Cobb residents who just like walking around the City of Marietta, the Marietta Tree Keepers will hold an event you’ll enjoy….

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Lane closures and road work November 19, 2025

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