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How a Georgia seaside hot spot staved off every beach town’s worst nightmare
Erosion washed away more than 60% of Tybee Island’s beach sand, hurting tourism at the popular Georgia tourist destination, before surprise federal funding surfaced.
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Atlanta airport spills estimated 33,000 gallons of sewage near Sullivan Creek
This is the latest spill of fuel, sewage and other substances from the airport affecting the Flint River and two of the waterways that feed it, Sullivan Creek and Mud Creek.
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Georgia Power spends money to study new nuclear reactor sites
This isn’t the first time Stewart County has been part of a discussion about nuclear reactors.
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Battery material recycling plant outside Atlanta to restart under new owners
An electric vehicle battery recycling plant east of Atlanta that shuttered after its corporate parent filed for bankruptcy is coming back to life with new ownership.
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Vibrant, colorful wildflowers bedeck Georgia’s countryside in autumn
Georgia’s wildflower blooms of late summer and early fall offer an explosion of color, rivaling the soft pastels of spring.
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Major gateway to the Okefenokee Swamp is getting a new name
Stephen C. Foster State Park, one of three main entrances to Georgia’s famed Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, will now be called Okefenokee State Park.
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Crowded Cumberland? National Park Service adopts new visitation policy
Federal government adopts controversial plan to increase visitation to Cumberland Island National Seashore, a barrier island renowned for its unspoiled natural beauty.
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Georgia families sue Meta, accuse its data center of tainting their water
Neighbors of Meta's Newton County data center allege construction of the facility has affected their water and destroyed their rural way of life.
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Warnock blasts OpenAI, Effingham for doing data center deal ‘in the dark’
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who grew up in coastal Georgia, called for protections for residents and criticized secrecy surrounding data center deals.
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Georgia Power deal to power OpenAI data center is approved, with some fine print
Staff for Georgia’s top utility regulator approved Georgia Power’s deal to power a $20 billion OpenAI data center, while also spelling out new ratepayer protections.






