Environment

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…

Environment April 1, 2018

Community effort, education best tools in fight against litter

Littering is a hard crime to prosecute because one must be caught in the act in order to be ticketed, but educating both the public and law enforcement officers, judges…

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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…

Business March 30, 2025

Check out the 39 businesses issued new licenses in Cobb County last week

Here are the 39 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, March 28, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Weather March 30, 2025

Widespread thunderstorms expected in GA Sunday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on Sunday, March 30. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are…

Weather March 30, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, March 30, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, March 30, 2025, with a high near 76 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Cobb County March 30, 2025

Cobb County reports that servers back online

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County servers were back on line Saturday morning after the county IT department dealt with outages affecting a number of county services. County spokesman Ross Cavitt…

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