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From left, Monroe County Commissioner John Ambrose, Commission Chair Greg Tapley and Monroe County resident Charles Grizzard watch as a worker turns on the water service to Grizzard’s house Tuesday. Grizzard was the first resident to get city water in a project inspired by worries about coal ash at Georgia Power’s Plant Scherer.

New Water Service In Community Worried About Coal Ash

A new water line is up and running at the first home in a middle Georgia town where concerns over water quality fueled support for proposed coal ash legislation last year. 

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Plant Scherer

Lawmakers Renew Push To Remove Coal Ash From Unlined Ponds

The fight over the future of Georgia Power’s coal ash ponds has returned to the Gold Dome. And its outcome could influence whether thousands of Georgians will need to worry about groundwater contamination potentially caused by the toxic waste sites.

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Georgia Power's Plant Scherer

Some Georgia Coal Ash Efforts Survive Legislative Midpoint

Several bills relating to the regulation of coal ash in Georgia made it through crossover day in the Georgia legislature and may still become law. But...

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Fletcher Sams, right, explains to Gloria Hammond of Juliette, Ga. that the water in her well tests many times over the California limit for hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen and constituent of coal ash.

People Get Answers To What's In Their Water As Clock Ticks On Coal Ash Bills

It was late on a rainy night when Fletcher Sams of the Altamaha Riverkeeper guided his truck down a long muddy road to Ken and Dorothy Krakow’s home on...

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Amber Joyner (R) talks with Tom McCall (R-Elberton) during a lobbying day at the Capitol by the people of Juliette in Monroe County.

Town With Coal Ash In Their Water Treks To Capitol

Residents of the town of Juliette worried about coal ash from Georgia Power’s Plant Scherer in their drinking water traveled to the capitol Monday to...

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Coal ash as it leaves Georgia Power's Plant Scherer and settles into the ash pond adjacent to the plant.

A Georgia Coal Ash Bill Clears House Committee

A Georgia bill relating to coal ash management that fizzled last year has now passed out of committee. House Bill 93 would require owners of coal ash...

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Gloria Hammond says Georgia Power first asked to buy her home near the coal ash pond at the utility's Plant Scherer not long after her husband, Cason, was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

How One Town's Life With Coal Ash Inspired A Georgia Bill

Gloria Hammond remembers the day the man from Georgia Power came to talk about buying the home she shared with her husband Cason. They were just back...

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The coal ash pond, foreground, of Georgia Power's Plant Scherer near Juliette in August 2019.

House Bill Aimed At Storing Coal Ash Away From Groundwater

When trash leaves your house and goes to the landfill, that landfill has features in place that keep liquids from the trash from getting into...

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The capsized ship Golden Ray, which has released oil into the surrounding waterways, made the Georgia Water Coalition's "Dirty Dozen" list of pollution threats.

Water Coalition Releases 'Dirty Dozen' List Of Pollution Threats

The Georgia Water Coalition’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list was released Thursday. It highlights serious pollution threats to waterways across the state.

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Georgia Power's Plant Scherer with the coal ash pond, foreground, where residuals from burning coal at the plant are stored. The pond goes to depths of 80 feet in some places and comes into contact with groundwater.

Report: Toxic Coal Ash Is Submerged In Groundwater

A report from leading environmental advocates in Georgia describes how the toxins left over from burning coal for power are being stored by Georgia...

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A home within the groundwater footprint of Georgia Power's Plant Scherer in 2014.

Almost All Of Georgia's Coal Ash Ponds Are Leaking Toxins

A new report by the Altamaha River Keeper, Environment Georgia and others looks at the Georgia data from a first ever national survey of coal ash...

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On Second Thought For Monday, November 13, 2017

A new book explores why so many young men of color wind up in prison. “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America” is the work of Yale...

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Cleaning Up Georgia's Coal Ash Ponds

Coal ash is a toxic substance. For years it was haphazardly dumped into rivers and ponds. Within the last 10 years or so, there has been a push to clean...

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