Environmental groups in Georgia that focus on water say the Donald Trump presidency won’t affect their agenda.
The Georgia Water Coalition puts out a priority list of water issues in the state each year, calling it the “dirty dozen.” Included on the list, which was released on Wednesday, are coal ash, pipeline construction, overflowing sewers, fracking, groundwater contamination and soil erosion.
The environmental groups participating in the coalition emphasized that those are issues that can be handled on the local and state levels, even if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s funding and regulatory authority are cut back in a Trump administration.
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