About Environment Georgia
We're your state environmental group, protecting the places we love, advancing the environmental values we share, and winning real results for our environment.
Who we are
Environment Georgia is a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization. We believe there’s something special about Georgia — something worth protecting and preserving for future generations. Whether it’s the striking views from the Appalachian Trail, Jekyll Island, or the Conasauga River, Georgia’s natural wonders enrich our lives in countless ways. Yet the places we love and the environmental values so many of us share are too often threatened by powerful industries, short-sighted politicians, and more. Defending our environment requires independent research, tough-minded advocacy, and spirited grassroots action. That’s the idea behind Environment Georgia. Together with thousands of supporters from all walks of life, we take the kind of action that wins tangible results for our environment.
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What we do
Funded by supporters like you, we research the challenges confronting Georgia's environment and educate the public about what’s at stake. Through our research reports, news conferences, interviews with reporters, op-ed pieces, letters to the editor, and more, we raise awareness of environmental issues and promote sensible solutions. Our canvassers meet people where they are — in public places or door-to-door — raising awareness, recruiting new supporters and activists, and raising funds to support our work.
When decisions are being made about Georgia's environment, our elected officials hear plenty from the oil companies, developers and other powerful interests. We make the case for our environment and help people like you make your voice heard through petitions, emails, letters, phone calls and more, all delivered to the right people just when it matters most.
Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center
Results
- Preserving Georgia's wild rivers. Our staff is working to protect Georgia's pristine waters with the highest level of protection available. To start, we've petitioned for an "outstanding" designation for the Conasauga.
- Saving Georgia's shores from drilling. The public outcry in the aftermath of the Gulf spill hastened the president's reversal, and some of the loudest voices were from Environment Georgia members who signed petitions, wrote emails and joined "Hands Across the Sand" to protest offshore drilling.
- Keeping Jekyll Island wild: Environment Georgia helped keep Jekyll Island natural, following a push for more development along its shoreline. Now, we're working to clarify rules and close loopholes that could allow further construction.