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Since COVID-19 has much of the Navajo Nation stuck at home, farmer Tyrone Thompson says it's the perfect time for them to return to their agricultural roots.

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  • Environment

Navajo Nation Sees Farming Renaissance During Coronavirus Pandemic

The Navajo Nation is having a farming renaissance in the era of COVID-19. More residents are turning to traditional agriculture as they're under strict travel limits due to the coronavirus.

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Morales
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...

March 13, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
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.

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  • Book News & Features

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...

January 29, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship and
  • Grant Blankenship
The Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam

Army Corps Of Engineers Recommends Removing Augusta Dam

After years of contentious debate, The Army Corp of Engineers has made their recommendation on how to replace an Augusta dam with something that will...

October 29, 2019
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  • Grant Blankenship
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...

August 07, 2019
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  • Grant Blankenship
USA Swimming, Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones, center, gives area children a swimming lesson at Centenary College in Shreveport La.

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  • News

SwemKids Empowers Georgia Children To Dive Into Water Safety

Summer is officially weeks away, but there have already been tragedies reported in lakes, rivers and pools. Georgia officials are investigating two...

June 03, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera
Sifting microplastics from sea water

Citizen Scientists Help Track Microplastics in Georgia Waters

Microplastics are everywhere – from dryer lint to microbeads in face cleansers. Now scientists are looking at how these tiny particles impact Georgia...

December 23, 2018
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  • Cindy Hill
An agricultural irrigator fueld by the Flint River waters down a peanut field near Colquitt during a drought in 2011.

U.S. Supreme Court Names No Winner In Water Wars

The long awaited U.S. Supreme Court decision named no clear winner in the decades long dispute between Florida and Georgia over the Chattahoochee/Flint...

June 27, 2018
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
In this April 2, 2015, file photo, John Stokes, center, culls Apalachicola oysters while his two sons Ryan, left, and Wesley Stokes tong oysters from the bottom of Apalachicola Bay.

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  • Politics

Supreme Court Extends Longtime Georgia-Florida Water Battle

From GPB News, this is Political Rewind. Today, a long-awaited decision from the United States Supreme Court in Florida’s fight with Georgia over water...

June 27, 2018
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  • Tom Faust
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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  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Adam Ragusea
Residents of Marshalville, Ga. carry donated water. The city has had no drinkable water since Hurricane Irma knocked out a water pump behind City Hall.

Boil Water Advisories Following Hurricane Irma

When Hurricane Irma took out the power in Marshallville, Georgia, Monday, it took the water pump behind City Hall with it. Since then, the 1,500 or so...

September 14, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

On Second Thought For Monday, June 12, 2017

On this episode, we discussed how thousands of Georgians were dropped from food stamp benefits this year – roughly 62 percent of the state’s recipients....

June 13, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

Report: Lax Oversight On Water Testing For Lead

Lead was banned from plumbing decades ago, but as the crisis in Flint, Michigan shows, lead contamination lasts a long time. A new investigation into...

June 12, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
Lake at Helen in North Georgia

How Trump's EPA Cuts Could Affect Water In Georgia

Environmental advocates say Georgia’s water supplies could be at risk if Congress approves President Trump's proposal to cut $2.5 billion from the...

March 20, 2017
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt
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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  • Sam Whitehead
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