The state has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over handling of its coal ash, but environmental groups are warning that not only is Georgia’s Environmental Protection…
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….
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…
If you enjoy photography, and you spend time in parks within Cobb County, you might want to show off your photos in the 2019 Fun in the Park photo contest. …
It’ll be a while longer before construction begins in earnest, but the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) this week approved an important step toward extending the Silver Comet Trail….
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…
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,…
In a news release entitled “Significant Progress at South Cobb Water Facility“, the county announced that five pumps are now in operation at the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility. The…
Mableton Parkway sidewalks and trails that will eventually connect the Chattahoochee River Trail with the Silver Comet Trail were brought one step closer to reality. At this morning’s meeting of…
Yesterday evening Cobb County announced on social media that pumps would arrive today to drain the flooded South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility. The failure was announced January 2, and as…