Environmental groups are pushing for stricter regulations and new laws in Georgia to help protect the state’s waterways. In its annual “Dirty Dozen” report, the Georgia Water Coalition highlighted some of the biggest problems for clean water in Georgia, in the eyes of the advocates who work to protect it.
New concerns include a proposal for a titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp and the overturned cargo ship that leaked oil into the St. Simons Sound and remains stuck there. But there were also problems the groups have listed before.
“If this year’s report has a theme, it would be repeat offenders,” said Joe Cook with the Georgia River Network. “Seven of our dozen are making return appearances on this inauspicious list.”
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