The Current: In-Depth Journalism for Coastal Georgia
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‘It seemed like our lives didn’t matter.’ - The Current
Nov 30, 2021 · More than two months later, cellphone video was released showing how Arbery was chased by three white men before being shot. Hundreds of people in Glynn County took to the streets in outrage. “We needed answers. We needed accountability. We grew up here, but it seemed like our lives didn’t matter,” Henderson says.
Southern Co. to shut down units at 3 Georgia coal plants
Nov 5, 2021 · ATLANTA – Atlanta-based Southern Co., the parent of Georgia Power, is doubling down on its commitment to reduce its reliance on coal. Georgia Power gets OK to recover $2.1B from customers for Plant Vogtle expansion. The nation’s third largest utility has announced plans to close most of its coal-burning units at Plant Scherer near Juliette ...
How one group sparked bills to ban homeless camps across …
Apr 15, 2022 · Texas group provided language for Georgia bill to ban encampments, penalize cities for providing permanent help. Georgia state Sen. Carden Summers said he drove around Atlanta before presenting a bill earlier this year that would ban homeless encampments and cut state funding from cities that refuse to enforce the ban.
‘Electric vehicle revolution’ in Georgia arrives at crossroads
Jun 24, 2021 · Today, there are about 24,400 electric vehicles in Georgia, with about one-third of them found in Fulton County, according to Cox Automotive’s analysis of IHS Polk data. Other top counties – DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett and Forsyth – are also in metro Atlanta. Overall, the number of electric vehicles in Georgia – a state that is the future ...
Georgia school superintendent expects students back in class, …
Jan 8, 2022 · Gov. Brian Kemp made a $5,000 teacher pay raise a key pledge in his 2018 campaign, and the legislature approved a $3,000 raise the following year. The difference was planned to be a part of the 2020 budget, but the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled those plans. This year, with the state treasury flush with cash and Kemp facing re-election, completing ...
Brunswick residents living next to a Superfund site worry about …
May 3, 2021 · The Brunswick plant, off Ga. 17 near the St. Simons Island Causeway, is where manufacturers a century ago turned the stumps of southeastern pines into a global business. Some of Hercules’ products included pesticides called chlordane and toxaphene, which were used to kill Boll Weevils that had decimated Southern cotton crops.
Kemp signs tax-exemption bill, other benefits for Georgia’s military ...
Apr 19, 2022 · ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a series of bills benefitting members of the military, their spouses and military retirees. This story also appeared in Capitol Beat News Service. Monday’s signing ceremony took place at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus before an audience of active-duty service members and retirees.
Smell something, tell something: Black residents in Coastal …
Jul 14, 2021 · Spanline Dixon, a retired teacher’s aide, is used to unpleasant smells. Her home in Brunswick, Ga., is near a waste and recycling facility, a water pollution control plant, and two facilities that emit toxic chemicals into the air: a pulp mill, Georgia Pacific (GP) Cellulose, and Pinova, a resin manufacturer.But on the evening of January 17, Dixon could literally feels …
New ‘Dirty Dozen’ includes climate change on Georgia Coast
Dec 14, 2021 · Among the Georgia Water Coalition’s annual “Dirty Dozen” this year is the 100-mile long Georgia Coast because of its vulnerability to the effects of climate change. It’s the first time in the 11-year history of the report that climate change has been named an issue. “Georgia is one of the most vulnerable and least prepared states when it comes to dealing with effects of …