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Food Safety July 14, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 4 to July 10

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Health & Wellness July 14, 2025

Q&A: Georgia nursing leader on how to educate patients amid information overload

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Jul 9, 2025 at 3:25pm EDT Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

Health & Wellness July 14, 2025

How an Atlanta pediatrician deals with climate anxiety – and finds joy in action

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Jul 11, 2025 at 10:12am EDT Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

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Weather & Environment July 14, 2025

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

by Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to…

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Weather & Environment July 14, 2025

My city was one of hundreds expecting federal funds to help manage rising heat wave risk – then EPA terminated the grants

by Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In June 2021, a deadly heat wave pushed temperatures to 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43…

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Government & Politics July 14, 2025

How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order

by Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York and Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Legal battles over President…

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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…

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new business July 13, 2025

62 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County last week

Here are the 62 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, July 11, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Weather July 13, 2025

Heat indices between 100 and 108 in GA today through Tuesday

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia, warning of isolated thunderstorms, gusty winds, and dangerous heat indices reaching up to 108 degrees…

Weather July 13, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, July 13, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, July 13, 2025, with a high near 93 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

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