(APN) ATLANTA — The plastic bag lobby was active in Georgia this Legislative Session, but despite its influence, a bill to prohibit municipalities from banning plastic bags ultimately failed. Underlying the legislative push was a proposed ordinance to ban plastic bags in Tybee Island, Georgia. Supporters of the ban say that plastic bags are increasingly being ingested by […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Governor Nathan Deal wants to disband an environmental agency that is almost 80 years old and includes a statewide network of 370 volunteer conservationists. The Governor’s budget report for FY 2016 recommends transferring all funding and operations from the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC), to two other state agencies, in order to “consolidate soil […]
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Photograph by Judy Conder (APN) ATLANTA — A 2.54 acre empty lot in Atlanta’s Kirkwood community at 145 Norwood Avenue is home to some of DeKalb County’s oldest and largest white oak trees, including one that is believed to be the oldest in the county, possibly the state. Now, the tree and its sister trees face a developers’ removal request, […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/in-southern-u-s-energy-equity-seen-as-path-to-sustainability/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 24 2013 (IPS) – Advocates of the concept of “energy equity” have begun employing it in the southern United States to create a diverse coalition of citizens who might otherwise approach energy policy issues differently. It started when the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), an organisation that has looked […]
Read moreBy Shane Patrick Cunningham, Special to The Atlanta Progressive News. (APN) ATLANTA — State Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield (D-Decatur) announced on February 22, 2012, that she would not be running for reelection this year and that she would begin serving as Executive Director of GreenLaw. Benfield is one of twelve Democratic legislators, in addition to eight Republican legislators, who […]
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