Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg nominated for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The 17-year-old has encouraged students to skip school to join protests demanding faster action on climate change.
Super Bowl stadium to introduce recyclable aluminum cups to reduce plastic waste
In an effort to reduce waste at Sunday’s Super Bowl, Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium is ditching plastic cups.
Crews removing capsized ship hope to beat hurricane season
The salvage team in charge of removing a cargo ship that overturned on the Georgia coast nearly five months ago wants to surround it with a giant mesh screen to contain any loose debris as the vessel gets cut into pieces.
Internal Atlanta report shows potentially toxic material dumped in Baby Gun Club Dump Site
Internal environmental engineering report shows leachate and incinerator ash dumped into Baby Gun Club Landfill.
6.5 earthquake shakes Cayman Islands following powerful 7.7 temblor between Cuba, Jamaica
This second earthquake happened about 32.9 miles southeast of East End, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was about 6 miles deep.
US Treasury chief says Greta Thunberg can criticize after she ‘studies economics’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the 17-year-old is in no position to give economic advice until she gets an economics degree.
Greta Thunberg scolds leaders at Davos forum: 'Pretty much nothing has been done' on climate change
The young climate activist said not enough has been done while participating in a panel in the Swiss ski resort of Davos at the World Economic Forum.
Truck overturns, spills hundreds of gallons of lawn chemical onto roadway
The Paulding County Sheriff's Office has shut down Gulledge Road at Westin Way due to a chemical spill in the roadway.
Tri-state water battle headed to Supreme Court
The legal battle between Georgia and Florida over how to share a key water resource is headed to the supreme court.
Wounded baby whale gets antibiotic shot to improve grim odds
Scientists succeeded in giving an antibiotic shot to a badly injured newborn whale they have been tracking off the coasts of Georgia and Florida, hoping to improve what experts stressed Thursday remain grim odds for the endangered sea animal.
N.C. man wanted for dumping 'environmentally harmful substances' in Georgia
Authorities in Cherokee County are searching for a truck driver seen dumping industrial waste along a busy highway just north of Canton. He is wanted for unlawful dumping.
Delta donates $250K to American Red Cross for Australia bushfire relief funds
Delta Airlines will contribute $250,000 to the American Red Cross, which will send the money to Australian disaster relief funds.
Injured baby right whale given grim prognosis after 2nd look
An endangered newborn right whale spotted with grievous injuries to its head off the Georgia coast is unlikely to survive, though scientists may try to inject the calf with antibiotics using a syringe fired from an air gun if they can safely get close enough, government experts said Monday.
JetBlue announces plans to go carbon-neutral, power some flights with 'sustainable aviation fuel'
JetBlue vowed to start taking steps by July 2020, by bolstering the airline’s existing initiatives and offsetting an additional 15 to 17 billion pounds of emissions each year.
Trump administration aims major rollback of landmark U.S. environmental law
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed greatly narrowing the use of one of the country"s landmark environmental laws, calling for changes that could allow projects ranging from oil pipelines to mines to move forward with far less federal review of their impact on the environment.
Company hired to extract cargo ship months after it capsized
A Texas-based salvage company will cut up and remove a 656-foot (200- meter) shipwreck from St. Simons Sound off the coast of Georgia.
Metallica donates more than $500K to Australia bushfire relief efforts
Metallica donated more than $500,000 to relief efforts as the Australian bushfires continue to ravage the country.
Sea lion shot with pellet gun forced to be humanely euthanized due to injuries
A sea lion who was shot with a pellet gun and found in distress in Newport Beach in December was humanely euthanized due to the extent of its injuries.
Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe among dozens of celebs donating to help fight Australia wildfires
Nicole Kidman, her husband Keith Urban and Russell Crowe were among dozens of celebrities who have donated to relief funds connected to the devastating Australia wildfires.
The Amazon has lost the equivalent of 10.3 million football fields to deforestation over past decade
The Amazon rainforest has lost the equivalent of 8.4 million soccer fields or 10.3 million American football fields over the past 10 years due to deforestation.