by Georgia Conservation Voters | Oct 21, 2021 | Water
Georgia’s leading water protection coalition released its Clean 13 report for 2021. The report highlights individuals, businesses, industries, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies whose extraordinary efforts have led to cleaner rivers, stronger...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Oct 1, 2021 | Energy & Climate, Water
This post is from Neil Sardana from the Sierra Club You would think that if Georgia Power wanted to create the largest coal ash site in Georgia to permanently store their toxic coal ash, that they wouldn’t leave it sitting on unstable ground known for massive...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | May 3, 2021 | Energy & Climate, Land & Wildlife, Water
Sometimes it can be overwhelming to think about what you can do to help the fight against climate change. With lawmakers and politicians seeming more distant, and companies lobbying around environmental laws, it can be a challenge to stay motivated in the fight...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Apr 13, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Press & Media, Water
South River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers Sewage pollution threatens public health, perpetuates injustice April 13, 2021 Contacts: Ben Emanuel, American Rivers, 706-340-8868, bemanuel@americanrivers.org Jackie Echols, South River Watershed...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Mar 11, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Land & Wildlife, Water
Did you know that there’s a movement to preserving and protecting a strip of land and water in central Georgia around the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park? The ONPPI, or Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, is a group in middle Georgia that...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | May 5, 2020 | Air Quality, Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Land & Wildlife, Water
Since taking office, the Trump administration has set in motion the rollback of nearly 100 environmental safeguards. Make no mistake — no matter what the president says to Congress, the Trump administration is denying climate change, taking us backwards on clean...
