Taxonomy Archives: Georgia

May 16, 2023

Georgia Power continues to raise customer bills in fuel docket decision

ATLANTA, Ga. —Today the Georgia Public Service Commission issued a decision in Georgia Power’s fuel docket case, which adopted over 99.5% of Georgia Power’s requests, as approved by the Commission’s P...

May 11, 2023

Georgia textile mill agrees to stop PFAS pollution

ROME, Ga. — In a victory for the health of Georgia’s Chattooga River, Alabama’s Weiss Lake, and downstream communities, a major textile mill in northwest Georgia has committed to permanently cease the...

May 10, 2023

Flint Riverkeeper resolves water quality concerns from large dairy operation

AMERICUS, Ga.—The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia has entered a Consent Decree resolving issues and claims concerning the operations of a large dairy near Americus Georgia broug...

May 9, 2023

Corps agrees to halt plans for risky spring, summer dredging off Georgia coast 

BRUNSWICK, GA—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed it will not use hopper dredges in Brunswick Harbor during spring or summer months until it conducts a rigorous environmental review of potenti...

March 3, 2023

Conservation groups file to defend rule restoring longstanding federal clean water protections from industry attack

January 19, 2023

State invites public comment on Georgia plan for proposed mine on doorstep of Okefenokee Swamp

January 13, 2023

Settlement sets new standards for tracking wood pellet pollution in Georgia

January 5, 2023

Concerned Citizens of Cook County, SELC secure stringent terms in settlement agreement with Spectrum Energy LLC

December 21, 2022

Five years of tracking Southern utility solar policies show growth, potential for progress

December 20, 2022

Georgia Public Service Commission fails to expand popular rooftop solar program and approves electric bill increases