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Environment Georgia In Action

The coal lobby is trying to block the EPA from protecting public health, but we’ve held the line against some of their worst attacks: In March 2011, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would have blocked standards for soot, mercury and carbon pollution. In April, the Senate defeated four more bills that would have blocked the EPA from cutting air pollution.

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A Frightening Halloween for the Chattahoochee River

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REPORT: Offshore Wind is Next Clean Energy Wave for Georgia

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President's Oil Spill Commission Report Reinforces Need to Protect Georgia's Coasts

Atlanta, GA — Today President Obama’s Oil Spill Commission released its final report on the causes of the Gulf disaster with detailed recommendations for avoiding future catastrophes.

News Release | Environment Georgia

New Data Shows Georgia Power Plants Emit 1,154 Pounds of Mercury--23rd Most Nationally

Atlanta, GA –Georgia’s power plants still release over 1,154 pounds of mercury, according to brand new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data outlined in Environment Georgia latest report, Georgia’s Biggest Mercury Polluters. Even a small drop of mercury is enough to make the fish in a 25-acre lake unsafe to eat.

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President Obama & EPA Protect Public Health, Announce Landmark Mercury Standard for Power Plants

Atlanta, GA – Today, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first-ever nationwide standard for mercury and air toxics pollution from power plants. A record 907,000 Americans submitted comments on the standard, which is expected to cut toxic mercury pollution from power plants by 90 percent.