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After mine buyout, Okefenokee advocates call on Kemp to back swamp protection
Conservationists are ramping up pressure on Gov. Brian Kemp to support measures they say would permanently protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining.
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2026 Nissan Leaf: Simple to live with and priced right
The 2026 Leaf is a subcompact EV wearing SUV clothes.
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See video police say shows ex-PSC candidate Durand taking Georgia Power secrets
Patty Durand has long criticized Georgia Power for concealing information under the cloak of trade secret about various initiatives and requests of state regulators.
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Is the Okefenokee World Heritage material? Scientists are trying to find out.
International scientists visited the Okefenokee Swamp to help determine whether the refuge inside it belongs on the prestigious World Heritage List.
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Ex-PSC candidate took notebook of Georgia Power trade secrets, police say
A warrant alleges former Public Service Commission candidate Patty Durand placed a booklet of Georgia Power trade secret information into her purse and left a hearing room.
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Georgia Power says answer to state’s data center surge is more natural gas
Georgia Power officials will make their case beginning Tuesday for gas-fired power plants and solar and battery storage to meet electricity demand driven by data centers.
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Meet the candidates running for seats on state’s powerful utility regulator
From Tuesday through Nov. 4, voters get to choose who serves on the Georgia Public Service Commission for the first time in almost five years.
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A PSC ‘debate’ was held. Only one of the four candidates participated.
Democrat Peter Hubbard answered questions and made his pitch to voters to elect him to the Georgia Public Service Commission. But three other candidates didn't show up.
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The EPA killed $7B for solar. Now, groups in Georgia, other states are suing.
The lawsuit argues funding for the so-called “Solar For All” initiative was unlawfully terminated without Congressional approval.
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Stopping the spread of coyotes may be a lost cause
Coyotes now live in all of Georgia's 159 counties, including suburban and rural areas. Trying to stop their spread might be a futile effort.