State environmental regulators are proposing stricter limits and more monitoring for a Screven County textile factory being sued over last year's massive fish kill in the Ogeechee River. The Environmental Protection Division is seeking public comment on a draft permit for King America Finishing.
The largest greenhouse gas polluter is the Scherer power plant in Juliette, Ga., which is owned by Southern Company. That coal-fired power plant reported releasing nearly 23 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, in 2010.
A growing number of Georgians with mental illness or developmental disabilities are at risk of being cut off from a state program. Advocates for disabled people said many people risk being eliminated from the program known as SOURCE — Service Options Using Resources in a Community Environment — under new guidelines.
UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is asking for input on its ten year plan. School officials want to make the most of resources. Report is due by June.
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