Tue., May 21, 2013 5:20pm (EDT)

Articles Tagged "Georgia EPD"

  • Mon., May 20, 2013 3:00am
    Thirty-eight thousand fish turned up dead in East Georgia's Ogeechee River two years ago today. At the time, the company at the center of the controversy was violating a permit to discharge waste into the river. It's since been seeking a permanent, legal permit.
  • Tue., December 18, 2012 12:54pm
    Georgia's environmental chief says he wants to continue talks with South Carolina over saltwater intrusion on the coast. A committee for years has been discussing ways to stop a saltwater plume that's contaminating wells near Savannah. But the committee hasn't met in months and South Carolina officials are calling more loudly for action.
  • Fri., June 8, 2012 10:00am
    State regulators are proposing new rules for some types of landfills to try to limit their numbers. The rules would apply to unknown numbers of largely unregulated "inert-waste" landfills. However, some who own the dumps worry about the regulations’ unintended consequences.
  • Mon., July 26, 2010 2:27pm
    A judge has faulted the permitting of a proposed coal-fired power plant in rural Georgia over its use of water. The judge said environmental regulators did not follow proper rules when it gave Power4Georgians LLC permission to withdraw water from the Oconee River.
  • Sat., March 13, 2010 5:46am
    Midsized cities may, for the first time, have to deal with federal non-atta
  • Mon., February 8, 2010 6:38pm
    DSM Chemicals will pay $800,000 after accidental releases of cyclohexane fo
  • Wed., January 20, 2010 12:54pm
    Researchers with Georgia Environmental Protection Division presents finding
  • Mon., January 18, 2010 6:35pm
    Georgia's Environmental Protection Division has completed assessments of wa
  • Wed., October 7, 2009 6:01am
    Opponents of coal plant tell EPD they fear for environmental safety while s
  • Sun., October 4, 2009 6:35pm
    Hyde Park neighborhood contaminated by lead and arsenic years ago wants fed