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News Articles: Environment

To cut carbon emissions, President Biden announced an initiative to further cut the cost of solar installations, like this one being tested at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.

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  • Science

How The U.S. Could Halve Climate Emissions By 2030

Environmental groups and business leaders are pushing President Biden to cut U.S. emissions 50 percent by 2030. The question is: what kind of climate policies will work that fast?

April 16, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
An ash plume rises over La Soufriere on St. Vincent on April 13. The volcano is expected to continue erupting and has caused a humanitarian crisis.

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  • Environment

La Soufrière Volcano: A Growing Humanitarian Crisis

Between 16,000 and 20,000 people were evacuated from the area around the volcano on St. Vincent. Some evacuees are with family and friends; others are fleeing the island entirely.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Shawn Steffee is business agent at Boilermakers Local 154 in Pittsburgh, and worries a transition to clean energy could cost him pay and hurt his pension.

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  • Energy

Biden Says His Climate Plan Means Jobs. Some Union Members Are Skeptical

President Biden has repeatedly promised the shift to clean energy will create "good-paying union jobs." But the wind and solar industries generally pay less, are not unionized, and need fewer people.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Reid Frazier
A woman points from a boat, and a man looks, at the wreck of the Golden Ray in St. Simon's Sound

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  • Environment

Responders, Environmentalists Brace For Possible Oil From Capsized Ship

More than a year after the cargo ship Golden Ray capsized in the St. Simons Sound on its way out of the Port of Brunswick, most of it is still sitting in the water. Salvage crews are cutting it up, as they and environmental groups anxiously watch for a possible oil spill.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Old tires stacked in front of the Georgia State Capitol

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  • Environment

Georgia Lawmakers Score Scrappy Capitol Win On Trust Funds

Environmental advocates rounded up 500 scrap tires and set to work building a rubber replica of the Gold Dome in the shadow of the real thing as the 2017 legislative session was underway.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an event in 2018. Apple is one of 310 companies calling on the Biden administration to slash carbon emissions.

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  • Environment

Hundreds Of Companies Call For U.S. To Slash Carbon Emissions

In a move to curb climate change, an open letter from companies including Apple and Walmart calls on the Biden administration to cut U.S. emissions to at least half of 2005 levels by 2030.

April 13, 2021
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
Ash from the eruption of La Soufrière volcano on the island of St. Vincent covers vehicles on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.

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  • Environment

From Bad To Worse: La Soufrière Volcano Continues To Erupt

Experts predict the volcano eruption on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent will last for days, even weeks. Officials urge people to seek safety as rescuers search for those who haven't evacuated.

April 12, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Plant Scherer Aerial View

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  • Environment

Sierra Club Challenging Plan To Charge Georgia Power Customers For Coal Ash Cleanup

The Sierra Club filed an appeal Friday to a court decision upholding Georgia Power Co.’s plan to collect from customers $525 million in coal ash pond closure costs. The state Public Service Commission (PSC) gave the Atlanta-based utility permission to pass along those costs as part of Georgia Power’s 2019 rate case. 

April 12, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
A photo of La Soufrière erupting Friday in St. Vincent. The blast could be sending ash as far as Jamaica and South America.

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  • Environment

Volcano On St. Vincent Could Experience Larger Eruption

The ongoing eruption at La Soufrière on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent is expected to be as big, if not bigger, than the last time it had a major eruption in 1979.

April 10, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
President Biden, whose infrastructure plan includes $174 billion to boost electric vehicle sales and production, has been pulled into a global trade dispute over the fate of lithium ion battery factories in Georgia that threatens his EV goals.

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  • Politics

Betting Big On Electric Vehicles, Biden Faces Fraught Decision On Ga. Battery Plant

A global trade dispute threatens green energy jobs in the politically crucial state of Georgia. The president's decision on how it's resolved could affect a key piece of his infrastructure agenda.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Johnny Kauffman
GPB News NPR

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  • Weather

Another Above-Average Hurricane Season Forecast

Another above-average hurricane season is in the forecast, with 17 named storms and four major hurricanes. Researchers say the growing number of intense storms is due to climate change.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Tail of a right whale, tangled in blue fishing gear

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  • Environment

Georgia Today: After Mixed Calving Season, Advocates Say Time Is Running Out To Save Right Whale

The waters off the Georgia coast are a vital calving ground for the North Atlantic Right Whale. This calving season, which winds down in April, has been a rare bright spot for the critically endangered whales, with scientists counting more babies than in the last three seasons combined. But experts say the gains may not be enough to save the species. On this episode of Georgia Today, we hear the latest on efforts to protect the right whale.  

 

 

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Michael Regan speaks during his confirmation hearing in February to be the Environmental Protection Agency administrator. In an NPR interview Thursday, Regan says technology that helps eliminate emissions is key to tackling climate change.

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  • Environment

EPA Chief Says Biden Infrastructure Bill Will Help The U.S. Face Climate Change

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the nation's water infrastructure needs to be "stronger and more resilient to face the climate change impacts that we are seeing right here right now."

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

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  • Environment

Feds Propose Protection For Hefty Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

A rare prehistoric looking turtle only found in south Georgia and north Florida might soon gain federal protection after struggling to rebound.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Voters stand in line to cast ballots Tuesday for Greenland's parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital.

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  • World

Opposition Wins Elections In Greenland, Casting Doubt On Future Of Rare-Earth Mine

At the center of Tuesday's election was a rare-earth mining project that has seen those favoring greater development square off against others who want more environmental safeguards.

April 07, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
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