by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jul 28, 2023 | Environmental Justice, Press & Media, Water
Environmental and Social Justice Groups Call On DeKalb County to Follow State Regulations for Water Protection ATLANTA — Local environmental and social justice organizations call on the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District to protect the South River and...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Aug 31, 2022 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice
Southeast of Augusta, perched on Georgia’s eastern border, two huge cooling towers with rising plumes of steam keep the nuclear reactors below from melting down as they produce electricity for much of Georgia. These towers and their reactors (Units 1 and 2) are named...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Aug 15, 2022 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Legislative
Last week, Congressional Democrats in Washington passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and sent an extraordinary piece of legislation to President Biden. This $700 Billion bill includes $369 Billion towards energy security and climate solutions, making it the...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Feb 16, 2022 | Air Quality, Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Transportation
Residents in Social Circle and Rutledge, Georgia, were shocked to hear the news about a deal to land a $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle factory in their community. After failing to get clear answers, the community came together to raise thousands of dollars to hire...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 19, 2022 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Press & Media
Dorjan J. Williams Published January 15, 2022 Wind the clocks back to late Summer 2021, and the discussion of combating climate change was seemingly not at the top of anyone’s list of political priorities in the Peach State. Well…that is ‘almost’ anyone – one...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 19, 2022 | Environmental Justice, Press & Media
Rebekah Sager Published January 14, 2022 A small nonprofit in Georgia has uncovered a shocking injustice facing a tiny town in the south of the state. Not only is pollution from several industrial facilities destroying the environment, but the mostly Black and brown...
