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News Articles: Environment

A drone view shows protesters gathered outside the prime minister's office in Tirana, Albania, on June 10, during the 10th consecutive day of demonstrations against a proposed luxury tourism development project linked to Jared Kushner. Organizers say thousands of people attended the rally.

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  • World

In Albania, anger grows against the government for supporting a Kushner-linked luxury resort

Albania's government has given preliminary approval to plans for the luxury resort along a stretch of coastline, prompting daily protests and legal challenges by environmental groups.

June 16, 2026
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz

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  • Health

COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe

Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.

June 13, 2026
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By:
  • Maria Godoy and
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin
A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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  • News

Georgia Today: More chemicals in BioLab plume; Superfund exposure research; High early voter turnout

On the June 10 edition: The 2024 BioLab fire released more chemicals than previously realized; More than 100,000 people have already voted early in the primary runoff election; And if gas prices are hurting your wallet, an electric vehicle might provide long-term relief. 

June 10, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Apart from the indigenous people, the Great Nicobar island's population consists mainly of a few thousand settlers, who live in sleepy villages alongside dense forests. A major development project would dramatically alter the scene.

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  • Global Health

It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers

The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants.

June 07, 2026
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By:
  • Omkar Khandekar and
  • Leesha K Nair
A sheen is visible on the Flint River in Clayton County, Ga. on May 25, 2026. The sighting came after reports of contamination near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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  • News

Atlanta airport investigating new reports of jet fuel in the Flint River

Airport officials are investigating a new report of petroleum in the Flint River as contamination incidents from April and January remain unresolved.

June 04, 2026
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Earl Grey, outfitted with a satellite tracker, gets released back into the Atlantic Ocean from Jekyll Island on May 28, after six months of rehabilitation

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  • Environment

Rare hybrid sea turtle Earl Grey released into the Atlantic Ocean

Rare hybrid sea turtle, Earl Grey, part Kemp’s ridley and loggerhead, was rescued, rehabilitated, tagged, and released.

June 02, 2026
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By:
  • Jillian Magtoto
Savannah alderman Nick Palumbo, resident Marc Thomas, and Mayor Van Johnson hold up signs provided by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

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  • Environment

Savannah officials want clean energy ahead of storm season, amid lapse in federal funding

Savannah residents face power uncertainty as the city prepares for storm season despite federal solar funding cuts.

May 29, 2026
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By:
  • Jillian Magtoto
   (Left to right) Organizer Cristal Valdez, Emory Public Health Researcher Rodrigo Puentes, State Rep. Jasmine Clark, and Organizer Kiya Stanford spoke outside Atlanta City Hall about the dangers of extreme heat caused by climate change on May 27, 2026.

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  • Environment

Georgia environmental justice advocates demand greater heat safety measures ahead of summer

LISTEN: Advocates are demanding more investments in cooling infrastructure as extreme heat disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities.

May 27, 2026
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  • Amanda Andrews
Georgia Sea Turtle Center: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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  • News

Georgia Today: Candidates prepare for runoffs; Fulton jail makes changes; Sea turtles disappearing

On the May 27 edition: The major political parties try to drum up enthusiasm ahead of next month's runoffs; The Fulton County Jail will stop accepting most misdemeanor arrestees; And as the summer warms up, environmental justice advocates want better heat protections.

May 27, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Frosted flatwoods salamanders, or "frosties" as they're lovingly called, are one of the most imperiled amphibians in the U.S.

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  • Science

Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders

When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.

May 27, 2026
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
An aerial view of water being sprayed onto an overheated 34,000-gallon tank at GKN Aerospace on May 23, 2026 in Garden Grove, California. A malfunctioning tank at an aerospace plant has the potential of a chemical leak or explosion.

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  • National

California chemical tank has cracked, causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate

One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.

May 25, 2026
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel

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  • News

Georgia Today: Kemp cuts state's healthcare budget; Water boil advisory; Waymo suspended

On the May 22 edition: Governor Brian Kemp made some major budget cuts to state healthcare; heavy rain this week caused serious flooding in some parts of metro Atlanta; and rain is coming, but the state's drought picture may not clear up because of it.

May 22, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello
A "Stop the Pipeline" sign is staked on Margo Metts' and Lynn Shepherd's farm, provided by nonprofit Savannah Riverkeeper.

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  • News

Georgia Today: New pipeline worries; city fights against new data center; down-ballot run-offs

On the May 21 edition: We'll review a few down-ballot results from primary day you may have missed; citizens of the northeast Georgia city of Maysville push back against a planned data center; and a new gas pipeline planned for South Georgia may cut across privately owned farms. 

May 21, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Carl Huggins and Margo Metts stand in front of a pond on Metts' family farm in Newington, Ga.

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  • Environment

'That land is always gonna be changed.’ Screven County farmers fear new gas pipeline’s impact

Since September 2025, South Georgia farmers in Screven County have received letters from Kinder Morgan requesting to survey their land for a new gas pipeline called the Bridge Project. Now, they are worried what that will mean for their soil, crops and water.

May 21, 2026
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By:
  • Jillian Magtoto
Three years ago, this garden near the Kansas City metro area was a lawn. Now it's full of Midwest native plants — like the Ohio spiderwort and mountain mint pictured here —that attract plenty of pollinators.

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  • Environment

A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden 

Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn to picking plants to grow.

May 21, 2026
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By:
  • Celia Llopis-Jepsen
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