Kristi E. Swartz
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Kristi Swartz is an AJC contributing writer covering climate change and related matters. She writes about how climate change impacts people’s lives, from extreme weather hitting parts of the state more frequently, to higher electricity bills, insurance premiums and health care expenses. She’s interested in holding the powerful accountable and delving into the intersections between climate, politics and business.
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Plant Bowen, a coal-fired Georgia Power plant, in Euharlee, Ga. on Oct. 19, 2022. (Kendrick Brinson/The New York Times)

Georgia Power says the cost to clean up toxic coal ash is going up

Data Surge, Revenue and Taxes

Georgia Senate votes to claw back data center tax breaks

Georgia’s state marine mammal facing extinction

Critically endangered right whale faces protections rollback

Southern Co., Georgia Power get $26.5 billion in federal loans for power projects

Georgia Power gets largest federal energy loan to aid data center expansion

What heated up Southern’s shareholder meeting? Global warming cost.

Southern earns $4.3 billion in ‘transformative’ year

Georgia Power asks to collect storm damage and fuel costs from customers

Georgia Power floats plan for small savings to customers’ bills

GOP utility regulator not seeking reelection

Republican won’t seek reelection to Georgia Public Service Commission

Coastal birds of Georgia

Georgia’s wood stork will soon leave endangered list. Some say it’s too soon.

Right whale rescue

North Atlantic right whale dies from entanglement injuries

Right whale calving season

Number of right whale calves along Southeast coast gives researchers hope