Environment

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment August 1, 2019

Public officials call on Sterigenics to shut down Smyrna operations pending testing

According to an email from Georgia State Representative Erick Allen, he and several other elected officials have requested that Sterigenics suspend its Smyrna operations until independent testing has been done….

Crowd at Campbell Middle School for meeting about Sterigenic plant

Environment July 31, 2019

Sterigenics, neighbors face off in often contentious community meeting

UPDATE: It was originally announced that the meeting on August 19 would be at Benjamin Preparatory School. The location has been changed to the Cobb Civic Center. A packed audience…

Environment July 28, 2019

Public meeting about concerns over airborne carcinogen ethylene oxide set for Tuesday at Campbell Middle school

Cobb County Communication Director Ross Cavitt announced a public meeting over concerns about a Smyrna-area plant that emits the airborne carcinogen ethylene oxide. The meeting will be Tuesday July 30…

Environment July 23, 2019

2019 Annual Household Hazardous Waste Event

Keep Cobb Beautiful’s annual FREE household hazardous waste event will be held next Saturday, July 27, at Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, SW, Marietta, from 9 a.m to Noon,…

coal ash, Environment July 19, 2019

Environmental groups warn coal ash is contaminating groundwater in Cobb County

Environmental groups are warning the public that coal ash, the toxic waste left after burning coal for electricity, is not being stored safely in Cobb County and they need the…

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

coal ash, Environment July 9, 2019

Environmentalists To Hold Meeting on Coal Ash Contamination in Cobb

Environmental groups have organized a public informational meeting about coal ash waste in Cobb County and its effect on the environment. Coal ash is created by burning coal in coal-powered…

coal ash, Environment April 19, 2019

Georgia Power schedules coal ash pond dewatering at Plant Yates

Georgia Power announced in a press release that the dewatering of toxic coal ash ponds at Plant Yates near Newnan will begin in mid-May. According to the press release, the…

Erick Allen and Mary Frances Williams (in pink shirt) at a Sierra Club Forum

coal ash, Environment February 20, 2019

Lawmaker Urges Georgia Power to Remove Coal Ash from Cobb County

Rep. Mary Frances Williams (D-Marietta) introduced House Resolution 257 Tuesday regarding coal ash contamination in Cobb County. Coal ash is produced by burning coal in coal-fired power plants. Due to…

Mark Goolsby and Jenifer Hilburn say they want Georgia Power to acknowledge the problem and move on to a solution on coal ash disposal

Environment February 16, 2019

Environmental Groups Concerned Georgia Power Not Addressing Coal Ash Contamination

Coal ash is the one of the largest types of industrial waste generated in the U.S. This is the first in a series by Rebecca Gaunt on coal ash disposal,…

Sierra Club Centennial Group listens to Meet the Candidates panels (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections, Environment July 11, 2018

Sierra Club hosts candidates in Cobb County (Part One)

The Sierra Club Centennial Group held its candidate forum last Thursday evening at Life University. Panels of candidates for the state legislature and the Cobb County Board of Commissioners answered…

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