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Recent rules announced by the Environmental Protection Agency to fight climate change will require states to develop and implement plans to cut power plant emissions of carbon dioxide. Today, a spokesman for an advocacy organization hails the state-specific pollution rules and say they will improve Georgia’s environment and public health. Meanwhile, two other guest writers predict job losses and higher electricity prices for everyone.

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Rick Badie

If we had ranked choice elections in Georgia, we’d be done voting this year

Georgia voters went to the polls Nov. 4, but many must cast ballots again Dec. 2 for dozens of runoff races. That's why the state should shift to ranked choice voting.

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AJC readers write about city “connectivity,” and about their connections to a print newspaper.

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Whether in Congress or at the Thanksgiving table, dialogue can reduce conflict

The glue that holds any relationship together despite irreconcilable differences is friendship through trust and commitment.

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OPINION

If we had ranked choice elections in Georgia, we’d be done voting this year

OPINION

Whether in Congress or at the Thanksgiving table, dialogue can reduce conflict

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‘Worst nightmares come true.’ Atlanta confronts shift in homelessness funding.

Trump’s overhaul threatens permanent housing for an estimated 600 Atlanta households and 170,000 people nationwide, advocates warn.

Microsoft’s newest AI ‘superfactory’ opens at sprawling Fayetteville campus

One of the largest data center campuses under construction in Georgia has its first operational tenant, and it’s one of the most recognizable names in technology.

Atlanta officials quietly rebrand city’s DEI office

The city of Atlanta office overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion is getting a rebrand amid assaults at the federal level on such initiatives.