ICN Southeast

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

Alicia Johnson, the first Black woman ever elected to statewide office in Georgia, discusses rate hikes, transparency and her priorities for the Georgia Public Service Commission.

By Ryan Krugman

Looking to Jesus and Buddha, a Kentucky Passionist Priest Finds Hope Amid an Enveloping Global Environmental Crisis

By James Bruggers

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Will Weigh Gulf Oil Drilling Against the Survival of Endangered Whales and Turtles

By Kiley Price

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

The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability

By Dana Drugmand

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

By Ryan Krugman

Helping Trees—and a City—Outrace Climate Change

By James Bruggers

Hurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills

By Ryan Krugman

The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires

By Jaylan Sims

Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution

By Ryan Krugman

The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

By Marianne Lavelle

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

After Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans Architect Turned to the Dutch to Learn to Live With Water

By Phred Dvorak

Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing

By Anika Jane Beamer

Members of America’s Largest Power Grid Can’t Agree on How to Power Data Centers

By Rambo Talabong

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

By Marianne Lavelle

Gulf South Residents and Green Groups Sue Trump and EPA Over Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions

By Keerti Gopal