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Environment August 20, 2025

Chaos gardening – wild beauty, or just a mess? A sustainable landscape specialist explains the trend

by Deryn Davidson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’ve spent any time in the gardening corners of social media lately, you’ve…

Environment August 18, 2025

Cultivating for color: The hidden trade-offs between garden aesthetics and pollinator preferences

by Claire Therese Hemingway, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People often prioritize aesthetics when choosing plants for their gardens. They may pick…

Environment August 14, 2025

Where America’s CO2 emissions come from – what you need to know, in charts

by Kenneth J. Davis, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Earth’s atmosphere contains carbon dioxide, which is good for life on Earth – in…

A trail in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Center

Environment August 7, 2025

Forest Therapy, Improving Mental Health One Nature Walk at a Time

photo above: Chattahoochee National Recreation Center: by Madeline Hipp By Madeline Hipp Forest bathing, or mindfully existing in nature has marked positive effects on mental health. Urban tree canopies can…

Graphic of wildfire flames spreading through trees

Environment August 7, 2025

Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion

by Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fire season is…

Environment July 31, 2025

US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China

by Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that…

Two fanciful works of art created from recycled items by Cobb County teens

Environment July 25, 2025

Report and photos from Keep Cobb Beautiful Annual Teen Recycled Craft Competition

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos from the Keep Cobb Beautiful Annual Teen Recycled Craft Competition. The Keep Cobb Beautiful Annual Teen Recycled Craft Competition,…

Environment July 17, 2025

Kennesaw State professor planting knowledge with his latest research

[Photo above from the Kennesaw State University website] [This article by Paul Floeckher first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] The historical significance of the eastern…

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

Environment July 13, 2025

What is the significance of Georgia Power’s hydrogen/natural gas test at Plant McDonough-Atkinson?

By Larry Felton Johnson Georgia Power recently announced the successful test of a trial blending a 50 percent mix of hydrogen and natural gas in a natural gas turbine at…

native plants and pollinators. Bees on mountain mint.

Environment July 8, 2025

Bees and Butterflies: Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County to host pollinator count

By Larry Felton Johnson The Master Gardener Volunteer of Cobb County (MGVOCC) distributed the following announcement, along with a request for the media to cover MGVOCC’s participation in the Great…

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