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 | Feb 10, 2022 | Press & Media, Water
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 10, 2022 Contact: Jake Best, 770-342-9339 jake_best@ossoff.senate.gov Sen. Ossoff Introduces Legislation to Protect & Preserve the Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee River supplies 70 percent of metro Atlanta’s...
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...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 19, 2022 | Environmental Justice, Press & Media
Terry Richards Published January 15, 2022 An Atlanta-based conservation group has released a video critical of environmental issues in this Cook County town and their impact on low-income residents. “Abandoned: Greed, Neglect and Environmental Injustice in Adel” was...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 19, 2022 | Energy & Climate, Press & Media
Mary Landers Published January 4, 2022 If you feel like you keep reading the same story about the expansion of Plant Vogtle, the only new nuclear power under construction in the U.S., you’re not exactly wrong. Reactors number 3 and 4 at Vogtle on the banks of the...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 11, 2022 | Democracy, Press & Media
January 11, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia — In response to President Joe Biden’s trip to Georgia, Georgia Conservation Voters Executive Director Brionté McCorkle released the following statement: “Today, we are standing with our friends, fellow advocates,...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 3, 2022 | Energy & Climate, Press & Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2021 Contact: Abraham Park, Georgia Conservation Voters, abraham@gcvoters.org Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund Releases Comprehensive Report on Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Atlanta, GA — Georgia Conservation Voters...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Dec 15, 2021 | Water
For more information contact: Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman, 706-232-2724, jesse@coosa.org For more information about specific Dirty Dozen sites view the report at: https://www.gawater.org/resources/dirty-dozen For Immediate Release Dec. 14, 2021: Today, Georgia’s...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Nov 24, 2021 | Press & Media
Contact – Abraham Park, Georgia Conservation Voters, abraham@gcvoters.org Atlanta, GA – In response to today’s verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, Georgia Conservation Voters Executive Director Brionté McCorkle issued the following statement: “We are relieved...
