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Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment July 28, 2019

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…

Erick Allen and Mary Frances Williams (in pink shirt) at a Sierra Club Forum

coal ash, Environment February 20, 2019

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…

Chattahoochee River in article about overflow halted at the South Cobb WRF

Cobb County water January 9, 2019

Overflow halted at South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility

The county website posted an update on the failure at the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility today. The overflow has been halted by the installation of the second pump brought…

Chattahoochee River looking south from Highway 78 toward the site of the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility repair

Cobb County water January 6, 2019

Pumps arriving for South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility Repair

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…

Nickajack Creek in video update water reclamation facility(photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County water January 3, 2019

County says water still safe to drink after South Cobb WRF failure

In a news release yesterday Cobb County announced that despite the failure at the South Cobb WRF (water treatment facility) at Nickajack Creek, tap water from Cobb’s water system is…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics, National Government January 19, 2026

12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

by Spencer Overton, George Washington University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Government & Politics June 4, 2025

Early voting is underway for Georgia PSC races. Here’s what you need to know.

by Amber Roldan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 3, 2025 For the first time since 2020, Georgia voters have a chance…

graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Health Care April 1, 2025

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F….

National March 3, 2025

Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it

by Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar…

Elections January 26, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 2 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

The Cobb County Courier distributed questionnaires to the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. We sent the same questionnaires for both district seats, and to…

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Government & Politics, Local government March 10, 2026