Meris Lutz
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Meris Lutz is a contributing writer covering climate, the environment and the economy. She writes about the impacts of climate change on people’s daily lives, from invasive species in the garden to more expensive power bills on the kitchen table. She is particularly interested in stories that explore the intersections between climate change and labor, markets, health, biodiversity, government transparency and public access to natural resources.
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Legislative session ends with few wins for Georgia environmentalists

Legislative session ends with few wins for Georgia environmentalists

How some Georgia schools are winning the school lunch war

Georgia farmers, schools and food banks warn of impact of food aid cuts

Harvest

Bill to limit lawsuits against crop chemical makers heads to Gov. Kemp

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$220M in appliance rebates for Georgians were frozen. Funds are flowing again

Qcells Cartersville factory

Solar installations surged in the U.S. and Georgia in 2024. That growth might not last

Nuclear politics: Kemp, Granholm host dueling victory parties at Vogtle

Southern Co. full-year profits rise with Georgia Power customer bills

R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Center

State seeks to fine Atlanta nearly $300,000 over alleged wastewater violations

EV Solar

Trump funding freeze puts $1 billion investment in Georgia power grid on ice

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How business and community leaders are responding to Atlanta ICE arrests

Emily Rapach, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, uses a drip torch to light a fire along a firebreak while helping with a controlled burn of 237 acres in the Allatoona Wildlife Management Area in Acworth on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.   Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wildfires are ravaging Southern California. What is Georgia’s risk?