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Action Alert: Golden Ray Consent Order
On November 23, 2021, Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) issued a Consent Order for Hyundai to pay a $3 million penalty for Georgia Water Quality Act violations that have occurred...MORE »
Golden Ray Update – Current Oil Spill Map
RED areas indicate current found oil spill damage
Link to full Google...MORE »
Hurricane Dorian Updates
Hurricane Dorian Updates
HURRICANE #DORIAN INFO
Key Messages From NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center:
As Hurricane Dorian approaches, the risk of dangerous storm surge...MORE »
Waters Of The United States Under Attack
Allowing open dumping into upstream waters spells trouble for everyone downstream. Pollution dumped by industry flows from smaller streams into our rivers and lakes, across
state lines...MORE »
Earth Justice Released ‘Georgia Coal Ash Report’
We wanted to share with you the new Georgia Coal Ash report, a review of Georgia Power’s own groundwater testing around their coal ash ponds around the state. As you can see, every pond in...MORE »
Georgia Power coal ash ponds leaking toxins into groundwater
Eleven of Georgia’s 12 coal-powered plants are leaking chemicals into the groundwater, according to a study by a group of environmentalists that was released Thursday.
Ten of those 11 plants are...MORE »
Sea Island Spit Update:
A federal judge Monday denied a motion by the Altamaha Riverkeeper and One Hundred Miles to bring a preliminary injunction to halt the construction of a second groin on the Sea Island spit.
In his...MORE »
Hercules 009 Superfund Site Update
Update on Hercules 009 Superfund site (Hercules 009 Landfill site is located in Brunswick, Georgia. EPA placed the site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984 because of...MORE »
Alert: Revised Waters of the United States Proposed
In Georgia, water rollback divides on property rights vs. environment…
Here is a summary of what we know right now:
1) Ephemeral waters—streams, ditches, etc. will not be covered;
2)...MORE »
2018 Dirty Dozen Report: Dirty Politics Leads to Dirty Water
Rather than identifying the “most polluted places” in Georgia, the Georgia Water Coalition’s (GWC) eighth annual Dirty Dozen report, highlights the politics, policies, and issues that...MORE »