Residents protest near Sterigenics facility
A group of Smyrna-area residents held a protest of the Sterigenics plant Friday morning. Organized by Stop Sterigenics – Georgia, the group took spots along Plant Atkinson Road and South…
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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….
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…