Environment

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

Environment February 28, 2023

Sierra Club study finds Georgia Power’s Bartow County coal-fired plant among country’s dirtiest

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 28, 2023 A new Sierra Club study estimates that coal-fired power Plant Bowen…

Environment February 16, 2023

How dangerous was the Ohio chemical train derailment? An environmental engineer assesses the long-term risks

by Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Headaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Environment January 31, 2023

Georgia’s big bet on electric vehicle rollout rides heavily on state and federal backing

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 30, 2023 Gov. Brian Kemp is on a mission to make Georgia the…

Environment January 27, 2023

How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

by Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] California is embarking on an audacious new climate plan that aims to eliminate…

Environment January 11, 2023

How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific

by Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that…

Environment January 9, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court decision in waterways case could come too late for Okefenokee mine foes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 8, 2023 A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case could have significant ripple effects…

Cobb Fleet Director Al Curtis in front of wall of photos of county vehicles

Energy December 23, 2022

Cobb County hopes to lead the way with electric vehicles

Cobb County has included electric vehicles (EVs) in its fleet since 2013-2014, and according to county officials the Courier spoke with, that’s only going to increase. In September, the Cobb…

Three floating wind turbines with different kinds of line tethering them to the ocean's bottom.

Environment December 10, 2022

How do floating wind turbines work? With 5 companies winning the first US leases to build wind farms off California’s coast, let’s take a look

by Matthew Lackner, UMass Amherst [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential…

A radioactivity warning triangle with three internal triangles arranged around a dot with their points inward toward the center

Environment December 3, 2022

I set out to tell his story. Then he found out he was ill.

by Yvette Cabrera, Center for Public Integrity [This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.] December 2, 2022 As…

A large tree to the left of frame, surrounded by green undergrowth

Environment November 30, 2022

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteers to help plant trees at the Leo Frank site

The Marietta Tree Keepers is seeking volunteers to plant trees at the Leo Frank site. The site is a memorial to the Jewish factory superintendent who was lynched in 1915…

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