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Data Center Boom Reaches West Georgia, Raising Questions Amid Mounting Opposition

A proposed data center campus in Muscogee County has become a flashpoint in Georgia’s expanding AI infrastructure boom. Residents say development is beginning to outpace public understanding—and some fear the land itself may bear the cost.

By Jade Yeban

Bills to Protect Ratepayers From Data Centers Fail in Georgia Legislature

By Ryan Krugman

Georgia’s New Public Service Commissioner Says She Will Put Affordability and Transparency First

By Ryan Krugman

Courts’ Fight Over ‘Cop City’ Protests Raises Questions About Terrorism Laws and Environmental Activism

By Jade Yeban

Georgia Hasn’t Had a Consumer Advocate for Electric Ratepayers for 18 Years

By Ryan Krugman

Environmental Groups Challenge Air Permit for Natural Gas Expansion at Atlanta Plant

By Ryan Krugman

Hurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills

By Ryan Krugman

Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution

By Ryan Krugman

Green Groups’ Election Takeaway: Focus on Trump Energy Agenda Costs

By Marianne Lavelle

Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe

By Kiley Price

The Potomac River floods downtown Westernport, Md., after extreme rain on May 13. Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast

By Sean Sublette

How Hurricanes Can Fuel Wildfires in the Southeast

By Kiley Price

Michael Lusk, a refuge manager for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, surveys the edge of the federally protected swampland in Folkston, Ga., where a major new mining operation is preparing to break ground, raising concerns among longtime residents and environmentalists. Credit: Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mining Fight on the Okefenokee Swamp’s Edge May Have Only Just Begun

By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Battery Company CEO on the ‘Massive’ Effect of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Dan Gearino

In Atlanta, Proposed ‘Cop City’ Stirs Environmental Justice Concerns

By Victoria St. Martin

(Left to right) Marqus Cole, adult ministry and community outreach coordinator at Crace Snellville Church, leads discussion with Amanda Cole, Mark Stone and Faith Stone during a climate change workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 at Grace Snellville Church in Snellville, Georgia. Antendees discussed biblical text supporting the protection of the Earth and environmental programs they can join. Credit: Christina Matacotta/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Climate Change Remains a Partisan Issue in Georgia Elections

By Meris Lutz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Progress in Baby Steps: Westside Atlanta Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions

By Aydali Campa

A Fear of Gentrification Turns Clearing Lead Contamination on Atlanta’s Westside Into a ‘Two-Edged Sword’ for Residents

By Aydali Campa

In Georgia, Bloated Costs Take Over a Nuclear Power Plant and a Fight Looms Over Who Pays

By James Bruggers

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