With local leaders facing significant community backlash and a tangled web of regulations, the state of Georgia has agreed to take the lead on the development of the Rivian electric vehicle plant east of Atlanta.
The largest economic deal in Georgia’s history has opposition from some neighbors who fear it will upend their way of life.
Pat Wilson, Georgia’s economic development commissioner wrote in a letter Monday that the state will establish a “consolidated approach for environmental compliance, public input, and community benefit”.
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