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Four cone-shaped machines designed to mix oxygen into river water and inject it back into the Savannah River are shown earlier this year on the shore of the waterway. Conservation groups say they “remain skeptical” the machines will offset threats to fish caused by deepening the busy shipping channel, but their attorney says they won’t return to court to fight the $973 million expansion.

Conservation Groups ‘Skeptical’ Of Savannah Harbor Oxygen Injector Test

Associated Press • Sep 16, 2019

Doing The ‘Darter Shuffle,’ Researchers Keep Tabs On Rare Georgia Fish

Molly Samuel • Sep 12, 2019

U.S. House Moves To Ban Offshore Oil In The Atlantic As Concern For Right Whales Grows

Molly Samuel • Sep 12, 2019

Chip Campbell navigates Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. "It'll capture your heart," Campbell said of the swamp.

A Familiar Story, Different Details: The Latest Proposal To Mine The Okefenokee

Emma Hurt • Sep 3, 2019

Arguments In Florida-Georgia Water War Case Get Moved Up

Molly Samuel • Aug 30, 2019

The amount of the ethylene oxide leaked last month was less than 6 pounds, said Sterigenics, the company that runs the Smyrna sterilization plant. If it had been more than 10 pounds, the company would have been obligated to report the leak quickly to state regulators.

State Launches Probe Of Ethylene Oxide Leak At Smyrna Facility

Georgia Health News • Aug 28, 2019

Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan, shown last year, spoke with WABE’s Jim Burress about the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and gives the latest updates in the local ethylene oxide issue.

Georgia Lawmaker Calls For Investigation Into EPD’s Handling Of Ethylene Oxide

Jim Burress • Aug 27, 2019

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