WABE's Week In Review: Millions of gallons of sewage dumped into the Chattahoochee River and labor talks get tense between UPS and Teamsters

July 7th, 2023

A shipping container rests outside a UPS depot, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in New York. More than 340,000 unionized United Parcel Service employees, including drivers and warehouse workers, say they are prepared to strike if the company does not meet their demands before the end of the current contract on July 31. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Not goin’ down yonder on the Chattahoochee…

A section of the Chattahoochee River in metro Atlanta remains closed due to a sewage spill. The Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Roswell is currently releasing only partially-treated wastewater into the river. https://t.co/uGcAWkBu9e
— WABE News (@wabenews) July 6, 2023

Stalled labor talks…

Contract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company’s workers broke down early Wednesday with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks.https://t.co/PbhQzQlKIa
— WABE News (@wabenews) July 5, 2023

Group helps entrepreneurs with disabilities…

Check out my first full feature for @wabenews!🍑 I met some amazing people through reporting this story.

Atlanta-based nonprofit looks to expand opportunities for disabled entrepreneurs https://t.co/2rUiZmiM2X
— Marlon J Hyde (@HydeMarlon) July 7, 2023

Also in this episode…

–Sam Gringlas reports on the dramatic drop in those registering for a firearms license since Georgia made it optional.

–Chamian Cruz looks at state data that shows Black teens in Georgia continue to make up a majority of youths sentenced as adults.

–Emily Wu Pearson has more on Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center no longer holding the nation’s largest population of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees.

–Christopher Alston has a remembrance of Marvin Arrington Sr., former Atlanta city council president, and Fulton superior court judge.

–Julien Virgin reports from the Atlanta Motor Speedway as NASCAR rolls in with Georgia-native Chase Elliot desperately needing a win to make the playoffs.