Georgia's worst drought conditions have been alleviated, but state officials say more moisture is needed to erase long-term rainfall deficits.

Thousands of dead fish are under investigation. Credits: AJC | Chattahoochee Riverkeeper | Getty Images | City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management

Male woodpeckers and brown thrashers are among the bird dads that take parenting seriously.

Two Public Service Commission races will decide the balance of power on the state’s top utility regulator, which oversees Georgia Power and its rates.

Georgia fishery officials have withdrawn a plan to expand the recreational fishing season for red snapper from just a few days to two months after a court challenge.

After years of outcry, Brunswick residents will soon benefit from a $15 million effort led by Emory University to study the effects of the area's industrial pollution.

A Georgia developer will pay $1.1 million to end claims it damaged, mishandled or lost over 80,000 Native American artifacts in building a gated residential community.

A recent study has found a dangerous combination of fungus, parasites and other pathogens is posing a threat to the snake population in the Southeast.

A 43-year effort to bring global recognition to Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has reached another milestone.

Tall light towers near Georgia's coast serve as a beacon for motorists heading to Buc-ee's, but environmentalists say they pose a hazard to sea turtles and their hatchlings.