Environment

Seen A Snakehead? Invasive Fish Turns Up In Gwinnett

Seen A Snakehead? Invasive Fish Turns Up In Gwinnett

Overturned Cargo Ship Off Georgia Coast Stuck On Its Side, Leaking Fuel

Overturned Cargo Ship Off Georgia Coast Stuck On Its Side, Leaking Fuel

Warming Could Chase Out Some State Birds, Including Georgia’s Brown Thrasher

Warming Could Chase Out Some State Birds, Including Georgia’s Brown Thrasher

Georgia’s First Pollinator Count Will Take A Census Of Bees And Butterflies

Molly Samuel • Aug 22, 2019

To Get A Gun License, First You Have To Plant 10 Trees

Kamala Thiagarajan • Aug 9, 2019

Coal ash is shown being removed from the Dan River Steam Station in Eden, North Carolina, in 2016. Coal ash is a byproduct from burning coal for electricity. There are tens of millions of tons of coal ash in Georgia, and it can contain toxic elements. Georgia could become the second state to develop its own coal ash rules, a move that concerns environmental advocates.

Georgians Express Alarm Over Coal Ash Plans At EPA Hearing

Molly Samuel • Aug 7, 2019

Residents gathered Wednesday at the Atlanta Freethought Society. Last week WebMD and Georgia Health News reported that state and federal environmental regulators had flagged certain neighborhoods – in the Smyrna area and in Covington -- as having higher cancer risks because of a toxic gas called ethylene oxide.

Illinois Activists Join Georgians’ Fight Over Ethylene Oxide

Georgia Health News • Jul 26, 2019

The BD Bard plant in Covington is shown. In Covington, City Council members discussed the revelations about ethylene oxide Monday night in a regularly scheduled meeting.

Residents, Officials In Metro Atlanta Voice Concern About Ethylene Oxide Pollution

Georgia Health News • Jul 24, 2019

GHN, WebMD Report: Smyrna, Covington Neighborhoods Unaware Of Airborne Cancer-Causing Toxin

Georgia Health News • Jul 22, 2019