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

Weather October 29, 2020

Georgia Power projects days of outage for some customers

Georgia Power issued a press release in which they project that power is expected “to be restored to 95% of customers impacted by Hurricane Zeta by Sunday night,” and that…

Weather October 29, 2020

Updated message from Georgia Power: 417k still without power, 280k restored

Georgia Power has issued a more recent update than the one in this article, which you can read by following this link. Georgia Power distributed the following press release at…

Weather October 29, 2020

Messages from Georgia Power and Cobb County Government about Hurricane Zeta storm damage

In the interests of getting this posted before a possible second power outage here, we’re posting the messages from Georgia Power and Cobb County verbatim: Georgia Power press release We…

coal ash, Environment February 3, 2020

Bill would require Georgia Power to place coal ash in lined pits

Georgia Power will have to come up with a new plan for its coal ash if a new bill filed in the Georgia House passes. Georgia law does not currently…

coal ash, Environment January 8, 2020

Georgia Power issues request for proposals for coal ash reuse

Georgia Power announced in a press release that it is accepting bids for “the beneficial reuse of coal ash stored at active and retired coal-fired power plants across the state.”…

coal ash, Environment April 19, 2019

Georgia Power schedules coal ash pond dewatering at Plant Yates

Georgia Power announced in a press release that the dewatering of toxic coal ash ponds at Plant Yates near Newnan will begin in mid-May. According to the press release, the…

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…

Mark Goolsby and Jenifer Hilburn say they want Georgia Power to acknowledge the problem and move on to a solution on coal ash disposal

Environment February 16, 2019

Environmental Groups Concerned Georgia Power Not Addressing Coal Ash Contamination

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,…

The outline of a Georgia map with the GOP red white and blue elephant in the center

Opinion July 28, 2026

Could Georgia’s Sluggish Economic Numbers Hurt The Party In Power?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Nearly every student of the political economy is aware of retrospective voting, where voters judge the party in power by…

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Government & Politics, State Government June 8, 2026

Georgia utility commission races test party loyalty after recent power bill hikes

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 8, 2026 The race for two Georgia Public Service Commission seats this November…

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Health & Wellness September 22, 2026