Atlanta City Council vows to monitor unpermitted landfill known as Baby Gun Club
The Atlanta City Council admits city it is responsible for monitoring an unpermitted landfill from the 1960's.
Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town's waterfront
About 12.35 million acres of land have burned during Australia's wildfires, with 12 people confirmed dead and over 1,000 homes destroyed.
Researchers find high levels of PFAS chemicals in rainwater in parts of US
Researchers at the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, say they have have found high levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in rainwater, in some parts of the U.S.
Tips for recycling wrapping paper after the holidays
Piles of wrapping paper would appear after everyone has opened their gifts for the holidays, but is it recyclable?
Thirsty koala bottle-fed by firefighter as Australian bushfires rage
A thirsty koala was bottle-fed by a firefighter battling one of the bushfires burning through South Australia on December 21.
Covington plant reaches deal with state on EtO
Changes are in store for a medical sterilization plant in Covington.
7-year-old 'garbage and recycling enthusiast' taken on dream garbage truck ride along
Christmas came early for a little boy in Odessa. 7-year-old Logan Heer's passion for garbage trucks is unmatched. His mom says he dreams of one day getting to ride one.
Rare whales, mother and calf, spotted of Georgia coast
One of the most endangered species of whales was spotted off the coast of Georgia this week.
Georgia EPD issued notice to BD plant in Covington
A Covington medical sterilization plant has been put on notice for air quality violations.
Air pollution is causing spikes in various illnesses such as depression, UTIs, sepsis and lung disease
A recent study by University College London (UCL) says that those exposed to higher levels of air pollution have a higher chance of experiencing depression leading to death by suicide.
Australia experiences hottest day on record
Australia experienced its hottest day on record, beating a record set on Jan. 7, 2013.
California coastal waters are acidifying twice as fast as global average
The rate of ocean acidification has increased as humans continue to release rampant levels of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas.
Man charged in connection to mercury spill in west Houston
Officials say mercury spilled near Westview Drive and W. Sam Houston Parkway. less than a pint of mercury was spilled in the parking lots of a Walmart, Sonic, and Shell. Reports of 60,000 gallons of spilled mercury are inaccurate.
The Arctic may have crossed tipping point into destructive climate feedback loop, NOAA report says
The Arctic region is changing dramatically as a result of climate change. Permafrost is melting and releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and a new federal report suggests that this may have tipped the Arctic region past the point of no return, making it a global warming accelerator.
Georgia city joins SC in fighting dam demolition project
A Georgia city is joining South Carolina’s fight to block a federal plan for demolishing the New Savannah Lock and Dam.
Judge recommends Georgia prevail in water war with Florida
A federal judge is recommending that Georgia prevail in a longstanding legal battle with Florida over water consumption from rivers shared by the states, though the final decision rests with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Overturned ship's fuel tanks drained of 320,000 gallons
Crews have finished draining all of the fuel from an overturned cargo ship three months after it capsized off the coast of Georgia, the team overseeing salvage operations said Thursday.
Greta Thunberg changes Twitter bio in response to Trump calling her TIME cover honor ‘ridiculous’
While much of the world was congratulating climate change activist Greta Thunberg for being announced as TIME magazine’s Person of the Year, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to mock the 16-year-old, saying she has an “anger management problem.”
‘Fingerprints’ of climate change marking increasingly extreme weather events, research suggests
Drought, intense heat waves, exceptional precipitation and record-low sea ice were extreme weather events made more likely by human-caused climate change, according to new research published Monday.
President Trump says he is concerned about water standards, says some people have to flush toilets 10-15 times
President Donald J. Trump said that he has asked the EPA to look at water standards because there are times when people turn on faucets or "take a shower and water comes dripping out. It's dripping out very quietly. Dripping out. People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once they end up using more water."