Environment Archives - The Current

After years of setbacks, new Plant Vogtle unit hits ‘100 percent power’ for first time

by Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder May 31st, 2023May 31st, 2023

Georgia Power announced Monday that Plant Vogtle’s Unit 3 reactor had reached its maximum energy output, which the utility says can power an estimated 500,000 homes and businesses.

Satilla River

The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands

by Albert C. Lin May 30th, 2023May 30th, 2023

Head of Georgia environmental agency steps down to oversee Jekyll Island management

by Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder May 24th, 2023May 24th, 2023

Red knot survey

Georgia’s coast provides a critical refuge for this shorebird

by Mary Landers May 22nd, 2023May 22nd, 2023

Tybee Island resident and consultant Alan Robertson surveys the dunes, which the city has built up and fortified with the help of grant funding.

Resilience projects languish as cities look for grant application help

by Emily Jones/WABE, Grist May 18th, 2023May 18th, 2023

Georgia Power HQ

Georgia Power bills will go up again in June

by Emily Jones/WABE, Grist May 16th, 2023May 16th, 2023

Underwater robot deployed to aid endangered right whales

by Mary Landers May 12th, 2023May 22nd, 2023

Buddy Carter

Buddy Carter is selling property near defunct spaceport site

by Mary Landers May 10th, 2023May 15th, 2023

A dawn-nesting loggerhead sea turtle on Ossabaw Island.

Environmental groups score reprieve for sea turtles as Army Corps backs off Georgia coast dredging plan

by Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder May 10th, 2023May 10th, 2023

Pastor Antwon Nixon looks for wildlife from the observation tower on the Chesser Island boardwalk, in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Historical, cultural ties to Okefenokee run deep

by Emily Jones/WABE, Grist May 9th, 2023May 9th, 2023

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