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Protecting Communities from Climate Change (Hint: It’s not Just About Seawalls)
Youth Summit in Little Village, Chicago Climate change is here, and it is already affecting our health and wellbeing. That’s the conclusion of the National Climate and Health Assessment, released in April by the prestigious U.S. Global Change...

10 cool ways to spend your weekend in metro Atlanta: free screenings, food festivals and more
Metro Atlanta’s summer calendar is in full swing and it shows. If you’re trying to make the most of the weekend, consider this your cheat sheet. We’ve pulled together 10 things happening across the metro area and they are all worth the hype....

Georgia school districts prepare for cellphone ban ahead of state deadline
Districts have until Jan. 1, 2026, to adopt policies around how they’ll handle the ban and until July 2026 to begin enforcing it, according to the law. Several Atlanta school systems were already experimenting with restricted cellphone use in...

Georgia Tech pulls from SEC school for new athletic director
Alpert leads “revenue generation strategies” at Tennessee, according to its athletics website. Alpert also manages the Neyland Entertainment District, business and finance, capital projects, Tennessee’s Nike contract, data analytics and...

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’
Walk outside into 100-degree heat wearing a black shirt, and you’ll feel a whole lot hotter than if you were wearing white. Now think about your roof: If it’s also dark, it’s soaking up more of the sun’s energy and radiating that heat indoors. If...

Meet the farmer behind some of your favorite dishes in Atlanta
Photograph by Ben RollinsAround the age of 17, Grant Wallace, amid the cacophony of suburban sprawl, discovered Henry David Thoreau. His book Walden and other writings, notably the essay “Walking,” held a strange magnetism. Phrases like “I went to...

Toddler beats leukemia with help from Atlanta Ronald McDonald House
Levi was 3 when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in August 2023. The Lansdells, who live near Rome, found a haven at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House, where they could de-stress before and after a round of inpatient chemo. “We are so...

15 restaurant patios around Atlanta perfect for dining al fresco
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Marjorie Taylor Greene denies she's stoking weather conspiracies after Texas floods with plan to outlaw 'climate manipulation'
Firebrand Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is moving to make weather modification a felony offense in the wake of the tragic Texas floods. 'Our air, our precipitation, our weather and our sunshine are something that we all share, and certain...
BIT Mesra Ranchi to host Global Conference on Food Science and Sustainability
Mail News Service Ranchi, July 8: The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, Centre for Food Engineering & Technology, and Department of Chemical Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra—one of India’s premier...
New Georgia law aims to tackle an alarming absentee rate
A slew of new laws took effect in Georgia on July 1st, one of which is an important one aimed at tackling the concerning rate of student absenteeism. It is Senate Bill 123 which seeks to promote more consistent school attendance across the state...
What our cicada visitors can tell us about the environment — and ourselves
Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, emerge in parts of the eastern U.S. every 17 years. Scientists study cicadas to understand their unique life cycle, timekeeping abilities, and response to climate change. Cicadas impact the ecosystem and human...

Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent ShareSave A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research. These "unsung...

Why reducing outdoor noise is good for your garden and local wildlife
By Jessica Damiano, Associated Press In the garden, the start of the growing season means the return of dirt under our fingernails, the scent of freshly spread mulch and the first blooming roses. In my neighborhood, and perhaps yours, it also...

ENKA Demands USD 450 MLN: Inside Georgia’s Costly Arbitration Defeat Over Namakhvani HPP
Georgia faces a significant financial blow following its loss in international arbitration against Turkish investor ENKA, the developer behind the canceled Namakhvani Hydropower Plant (HPP) project. The country has been ordered to pay USD 450...

Focus on a Security Manager: Georgia Copeland
I met Georgia at Outernet, with its stunning, immersive screen displays. This amazing venue, next to Tottenham Court Road station, is one of London’s most visited attractions with an annual 75m footfall – it also doubles a as state-of-the-art live...

Is Alabama-Georgia a rivalry? Not really, but the SEC powers share a weird history
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is writing about college football rivalries at a moment of change in the sport. Read our ranking of the top 100 rivalries here and also vote for your favorites. The big, iconic hedges that surround its home...

Dubai tops airport international passenger traffic rankings; Atlanta busiest overall
INTERNATIONAL. Dubai International Airport (DXB) has retained its top spot in Airports Council International (ACI) World’s annual ranking of the busiest gateways by international passenger traffic, serving 92.3 million passengers....

The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections
Election Day in New York City was a scorcher. Temperatures at Kennedy Airport reached 102 degrees last Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest June day since 1948. Average June temperatures in Central Park rarely exceed 75 degrees. The...

Major fish kill in Georgia creek tied to state-backed 'soil amendment' program
Thousands of fish were killed after the chicken sludge spill in Taliaferro County. SHARON, Ga. — State agencies are investigating a significant fish kill in a stream east of Atlanta. It happened in a creek in Taliaferro County, east of metro...