Environment

Environment April 23, 2025

How single-stream recycling works − your choices can make it better

by Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that…

Environment April 22, 2025

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

by Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent…

Three women wearing safety vests and holding traffic direction flags; in a group photo, smiling

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

Environment March 30, 2025

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

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos from Cobb District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield’s annual Earth Day litter cleanup: Commissioner Sheffield hosted her Annual District 4…

Environment March 28, 2025

Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

by Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State; Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, and Rod Schoonover, Georgetown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the natural environment is…

Environment March 17, 2025

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

by Heather Fields, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 15, 2025 Native plant enthusiasts have been working to bring more attention to…

Environment March 14, 2025

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

by Richard E. Peltier, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration announced on March 12, 2025, that it is “reconsidering” more than…

Environment February 13, 2025

Spill from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility into the Chattahoochee

Cobb County released the following information about a spill into the Chattahoochee River from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility in Mableton: Cobb County Water System’s South Cobb Water Reclamation…

Graphic of wildfire flames spreading through trees

Environment January 23, 2025

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

by Stephen Pyne, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In recent years, fires have blasted…

Environment January 15, 2025

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

by Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] From the time you get up in the morning until you go to bed…

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Lane closures and road work November 19, 2025

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