Environmental groups want permanent protections against mining at Okefenokee Swamp

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia environmental groups sent a message to Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday that they want to see long term protections of the Okefenokee Swamp, even though the immediate push for mining in the area is over. Groups...

New Method Uses Collisions to Break Down Plastic for Sustainable Recycling

Newswise — While plastics help enable modern standards of living, their accumulation in landfills and the overall environment continues to grow as a global concern. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the world’s most widely used plastics,...

Head to Toe: Georgia Tech Researchers Treat the Entire Human Body Through Neuroscience Research

Newswise — Neuroscience experts from across Georgia Tech have come together to form the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS), an interdisciplinary research institute launched in July. Faculty in INNS are helping to solve...

Georgia DNR Academy taking applications for summer 2026

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications now through Nov. 17, for its 2026 Career Academy – a weeklong summer camp for current 10th and 11th graders interested in exploring careers in natural resources management. For...

See video police say shows ex-PSC candidate Durand take Georgia Power secrets

Business Patty Durand, a former candidate for the utility regulator, allegedly took Georgia Power booklet with company lawyers and officials in the room. A screengrab from video taken inside the Georgia Public Service Commission hearing room shows...

Mercedes-Benz signs lease for new R&D facility in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Five months after announcing they’d be bringing a new research and development headquarters to Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz confirmed it had signed a lease to move operations to. In May, Mercedes-Benz and Gov. Brian Kemp announced the...

Doulas are crafting a climate disaster blueprint for pregnant people

In the days leading up to Hurricane Irma’s landfall in September 2017, Esther Louis made preparations to flee Florida with her husband and four children. The Category 4 Hurricane was expected to hit the Florida Keys and make it’s way up the state,...

2025 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Scott Blewett’s Turbulent Journey

In the 2025 season, Scott Blewett became a key figure in the Atlanta Braves' turbulent pitching landscape, which saw the team utilize a record 37 relief pitchers and 19 starters. Acquired after brief stints with the Twins and Orioles, Blewett was...

From newspaper ad to diamond anniversary, Georgia Symphony Orchestra celebrates 75 years of music

75 years. That is how far back the Georgia Symphony Orchestra traces its roots. The group was born in 1951 as the Marietta Music Club and now, three-quarters of a century and a couple of name changes later, it's still rooted in Marietta, Ga., and...

Calling Future Conservationists: Georgia DNR opens 2026 career academy applications

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. GEORGIA (WALB) – Time is running out for high school students to apply for an opportunity that could launch their careers in wildlife and...

Evolving US sustainability laws reshape poultry

Environmental and sustainability laws are evolving at a pace that demands immediate attention from the poultry sector, according to Chris Schlag, counsel, Nixon Peabody "There's a lot happening right now," Schlag said. "We have some really big...

McCuskey, other AGs say U.S. shouldn’t join UN climate meet

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is leading a coalition of 17 states calling on the Trump Administration to not participate in the upcoming United Nations’ Climate Change Conference, or COP-30. McCuskey and other AGs say...

Environmental Commission forwards tree plans

AVON-BY-THE-SEA — The Avon Environmental Commission met on Oct. 21 to discuss ongoing environmental projects and upcoming community initiatives. During the meeting, members voted to forward two items to the Board of Commissioners for review — the...

Coldest Octobers in Georgia since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Octobers in Georgia since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed...

Go on a safari under the stars this October at an Aiken-area wildlife park

"We've done twilight rides before ... but this was more of a night opportunity," he said, acknowledging the challenge of trying to locate and identify animals in the dark. Eudora's various wagons can haul 20-25 people apiece, and each visitor is...

Former Georgia swimmer Abby McCulloh named among 30 finalists for NCAA Woman of the Year

Former Georgia swimmer Abby McCulloh has been named one of the 30 national honorees for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, the NCAA announced Wednesday. The award, created in 1991, celebrates graduating female student-athletes who have...

Harvard report warns new energy plant could expose 2 million to harmful air pollution

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A newly released report by Harvard University’s Dominici Lab, commissioned by the Southern Environmental Law Center, finds that Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper’s proposed 2,200-megawatt methane gas plant in Canadys...

No, Washington Post, Climate Change Isn’t Killing Washington, DC’s Trees—Urban Stress Is

In The Washington Post’s (WaPo) article, “Climate change is coming for D.C.’s trees, and the city won’t look the same,” the authors claim that climate change is killing off Washington, DC’s tree canopy. This is false. While the article mentions...

Kvrivishvili: Georgia emerging as a regional leader in financial innovation

Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mariam Kvrivishvili, has pointed to the country’s growing reputation as a regional leader in financial innovation and technological advancement. Speaking at the Tbilisi Financial Summit,...

Wildlife officials urge drivers to take extra caution this fall

GEORGIA (WALB) - Drivers have the highest chance of hitting a deer in the coming months. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding drivers that deer are most active this time of year. DNR officials say the recent time change...