Newly released airport records identify the cause of the Memorial Day jet fuel spill at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and estimate up to 13,000 gallons leaked into the Flint River.
State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of Northwest Georgia into rivers that are the region’s main source of drinking water.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper Damon Mullis is looking for something he hopes he never finds: evidence the Hyundai plant in Ellabell is polluting the river his organization is dedicated to protecting.
In the mills of Northwest Georgia, workers treated carpets with chemicals colloquially known as forever chemicals starting in the 1970s. The chemicals were carried in manufacturing wastewater and spread into rivers and drinking water.
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications details the risks of sea level rise to industrial facilities including those on Georgia’s coast.
In an episode that reflects the increased reliance of the Savannah River estuary on the mechanical injection of oxygen, Savannah last week reported a major sewage spill in the harbor.
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rollback of some rules around the management of so-called coal ash, the toxic material left after burning coal to generate electricity.
After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.
