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News Articles: water wars

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Drone captures the Phenix City Waste Water Treatment Plant, 1600 E. State Docks Road, Phenix City, AL, on 6/10/24. The plant is accused of violating the Clean Water Act and Alabama Water Pollution Control Act Henry Jacobs, CRK

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  • Environment

‘Time for Phenix City to step up.’ City sued twice over wastewater in Chattahoochee River

Phenix City is facing two lawsuits, one from the state of Alabama, over allegedly violating the Clean Water Act.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Kala Hunter

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Lake Lanier water deal ends decades-long legal fight

A long-term deal, first announced last month, closes the chapter on a major portion of the tri-state “water wars” between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama going back to the 1990s.

September 27, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Florida has for years fought in court to curtail water use in Georgia to protect the health of Apalachicola Bay and the oyster industry there.   Now the US Supreme Court has dismissed a case in the decades-long fight between Georgia and Florida over water.

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  • Environment

U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Georgia In 'Water War' Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a case in the decades-long fight between Georgia and Florida over water.  

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The ongoing court fight over water resources that involves Georgia, Florida and Alabama is now focused on south Georgia farmers.

Water Wars Between Southern States Puts Focus On Farmers

The ongoing court fight over water resources that involves Georgia, Florida and Alabama is now focused on south Georgia farmers.

November 10, 2019
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  • Associated Press

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 18, 2018

What makes Vidalia onions so special that they get their own festival — and declaration as Georgia's official state vegetable? We asked Delbert Bland of...

April 18, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 5 more
The Chattahoochee River is one of the waterways at the center of a water crisis in the Southeast.

Tri-State Water Wars Overflow Into Tennessee

Georgia has been at war with Alabama and Florida over tri-state water use for decades . More recently, Tennessee entered the mix . The legal dispute...

April 18, 2018
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Adam Ragusea
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the decades-long dispute between Florida and Georgia over water rights.

US Supreme Court To Hear Tri-State Water Wars Case

The Supreme Court says it will hear a decades-long dispute between Florida and Georgia over water rights. The justices on Tuesday issued a brief order...

October 10, 2017
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  • Associated Press
The Chattahoochee River (pictured) flows south where it eventually joins with the Flint River to form the Apalachicola River.

Water Fight Enters New Chapter With Georgia Victory

Georgia scored a big win in a long-running legal battle with Florida. Last week, a special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court said the high...

February 20, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
The Chattahoochee River (pictured) flows south where it eventually joins with the Flint River to form the Apalachicola River.

Georgia Wins Water Wars Case In Dispute With Florida

A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Georgia in the state’s long-running dispute with Florida over water rights in the...

February 14, 2017
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By:
  • Bradley George and
  • Sam Whitehead

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