The Vicars Community Center sits, unassuming, in the morning sun. Hundreds of community members come each week for support. Image from Community Church’s website. Faces of Resilience: How the Vicars Community Center Is Powering Hope in Southwest Atlanta Tucked just...
This year’s elections for the Public Service Commission (PSC), a little-known board of five people who regulate our utilities and railroads, are incredibly important races for the future of Georgia. In a January AJC poll, voters ranked “Cost of Living” as our state's...
Following a $900,000 grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission - using money provided by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act - Trees Columbus’ vision for restoring the tree canopy in underserved parks takes root. Project Coordinator Ava Dixon shows...
The first week of hearings for the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan started with a bang at the Georgia Public Service Commission. Every three years, Georgia Power must update a big plan for how much electricity Georgia will need for the next twenty years and a plan for...
With a new administration in D.C., large-scale rallies and protests have returned, but how “effective” are these? At the Climate Action Campaign’s “Climate Can’t Wait” rally this January at Liberty Plaza in Atlanta, participants held a massive banner bearing the...
Faces of Resilience: Highlighting Climate Wins Across Georgia Thomasville, Georgia, is set to receive the largest grant in its history: $19.8 million to build a “Resilience Hub” that will protect seniors, upgrade aging infrastructure, and strengthen the community. The...
The new series focuses on the people making change in their communities and the material impacts of their efforts to strengthen our resilience to a changing climate. The GCV Team joined members of the Kennedy family at HK Farms - a 1,000 acre homestead started in 1869...
(Atlanta, GA) – Yesterday, NBC News reported that the Trump Administration’s sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services will include all of the staff responsible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known by its acronym LIHEAP. In...
Public Service Commissioner (PSC) Bubba McDonald recently penned an opinion piece to complain about the AJC’s accurate reporting that profits at GA Power’s parent company are up 43% even as customers struggle to pay rising bills. Instead of taking responsibility for...
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Find out who Georgia’s Environmental Champions are - and who has work to do. Georgia is at a turning point and must focus now on two critical issues: combating climate change and defending democracy. Georgians are already experiencing the effects of climate...
Thorough review identifies Georgia’s Climate Champions in the State Legislature (Atlanta, Georgia) - Today, Georgia Conservation Voters (GCV), one of the state’s leading environmental justice organizations, released its Environmental Scorecard for the 2023-2024...
The 2024 State Legislative Session was memorable for Georgia Conservation Voters. We helped introduce four pieces of legislation, hosted an advocacy day with our non-profit partners, and rolled out our 100% Renewable Energy Campaign. We were on the tail end of a...
Most Expensive Electricity on Earth: $20/month Bill Increases Coming After Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Begin Commercial Operation, 7 Years Late and $21 Billion Over Budget ATLANTA – MAY 30, 2024 – Will Georgia’s new reactors at Plant Vogtle be the last nuclear reactors...
[Atlanta, Georgia - April 30, 2024] — This week, plaintiffs Brionté McCorkle, Wanda Mosely, James Woodall, and Richard Rose appeal their case to the United States Supreme Court alleging that statewide Georgia Public Service Commission elections violate the Voting...
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