New Regulations Protect Georgia’s Waterways

Our friends with the Georgia Water Coalition asked us to share the good news of a recent victory for Georgia’s waterways.  Vital protection for waters in Georgia was secured with the passage of House Bill 549 (HB 549) into law on April 15, 2014. HB …

Georgia Water Coalition’s 2012 Dirty Dozen Waterways

The annual “dirty dozen” waterways list has been released by the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC). The Ogeechee River heads the list for a second year in a row.  That’s where a textile manufacturing plant’s toxic discharge led to the death of some 38,000 fish in May 2011. …