Environment

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

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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Environment June 23, 2018

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal today at Jim Miller Park

Do you have a bunch of 20+-year-old containers with little flame symbols stashed away in storage rooms and crawl spaces? Cleaning supplies that you’re not even sure work anymore? Cooking…

Environment May 25, 2018

Sen. Michael Rhett and Rep. Teri Anulewicz rank top among Cobb state legislators on environmental issues

According to the Environmental Scorecard from Environment Georgia and the Georgia Conservation Voters, state Senator Michael Rhett and Representative Teri Anulewicz achieved perfect scores on environmentally-conscious voting in this completed legislative…

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Climate and Weather February 24, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Monday, February 24, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, February 24, 2025, with a high near 63 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

International February 24, 2025

How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends

by Donald Heflin, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Make Canada angry. Make Mexico angry. Make the members of NATO angry. During the first…

Health Care February 24, 2025

CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

by Jordan Miller, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to…

International February 24, 2025

In pushing for Ukraine elections, Trump is falling into Putin-laid trap to delegitimize Zelenskyy

by Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shut out of the discussions concerning the future of…

Opinion February 24, 2025

Bookman: Ossoff chose principle over politics voting against some weapons for Israel

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 20, 2025 Jon Ossoff is a Georgian, a U.S. senator and a Jew….

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