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EPA Urges States to Submit CCR Programs Even as Coal Ash Regulatory Overhaul Continues

June 26, 2019 admin 2015 coal ash rule, Business, ccr, Coal, coal ash, coal combustion residuals, courts, elg, Environmental, EPA, Georgia, Legal & Regulatory, news, Oklahoma, state permit programs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:48:02 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 24 proposed to partially approve Georgia’s permit program for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR). As it did so, it gave other states some advice: Follow Georgia’s lead and assume oversight of coal ash that power plants dispose within your borders. The preliminary approval marks another important […]

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Newborn baby girl abandoned, found alive in plastic bag

June 12, 2019 admin 911 emergency, abandoned baby, abandonment of children, babies, Georgia, Latest News Stories, plastic bag, World

Credit to Author: rrcadio| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:10:54 +0000

A newborn baby girl was found alive in a plastic bag in Georgia, United States last Thursday, June 6. Police are investigating the case.

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Retiring school janitor given surprise send-off by students, staff

May 23, 2019 admin custodians, elderly, Georgia, janitors, Latest News Stories, retirement, sand hill elementary school, World

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 02:25:08 +0000

A retiring janitor from Georgia, United States, so beloved by his school, was given a heartwarming surprise send-off by students and staff.

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N.C. Officials Order Duke Energy to Excavate Coal Ash Ponds

April 3, 2019 admin Business, Coal, coal ash, dan river, disposal, duke energy, Environmental, Georgia, Kingston, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, North Carolina, storage, TVA, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:56:50 +0000

North Carolina officials have ordered Duke Energy to excavate all its coal ash storage ponds in the state, saying the utility’s current plan for its coal ash sites does not sufficiently protect groundwater. The directive issued April 1 comes after regulators in other states, including Virginia, issued similar rulings regarding coal ash disposal in those […]

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US state passes bill banning first-heartbeat abortion

March 31, 2019 admin abortion, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, brian kemp, Georgia, heartbeat, Latest News Stories, Life, news, pro-life, World

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:11:20 +0000

The governor of the US state of Georgia was expected to sign a bill banning abortion as soon as a heartbeat is detected.

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Vogtle Loan Guarantees Praised, Criticized

March 23, 2019 admin aea, AP1000, Business, Georgia, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, rick perry, Vogtle, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:39:51 +0000

Energy Secretary Rick Perry on March 22 said his department will guarantee up to $3.7 billion in additional loans to finance continued construction of two new nuclear reactors at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. While Perry and other government officials stressed the importance of the project to the U.S. nuclear industry, critics called it a […]

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Transgender student’s prom king nomination barred by school

March 21, 2019 admin Gender discrimination, Georgia, johnson high school, Latest News Stories, LGBT community, Prom, transgenders, World

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 05:06:14 +0000

A transgender student’s prom king nomination was barred by his high school, prompting the student body to rally behind him.

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POWER Notebook: Alabama Power Says Closing Coal Plant Will Cost $740 Million

March 3, 2019 admin ALABAMA, alabama power, biomass, Business, Coal, Georgia, geothermal, hanwha, Hawaii, International, Japan, news, ormat technologies, Renewables, silicon ranch, Solar, Southern Company, toshiba

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 21:57:24 +0000

Several developments worldwide impacted the power generation landscape in the past week, including more news about the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, the restart of a geothermal facility in Hawaii, and construction of a biomass-fueled power plant in Japan. In addition, a company said it plans a $150 million investment in three […]

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Man arrested after occupying house of family on vacation

January 8, 2019 admin Burglary, Georgia, Latest News Stories, police, SWAT, trespassing, United States, usa, World

Credit to Author: kmatriano| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:07:19 +0000

A 26-year-old man was incarcerated after he claimed a house of a family who went away for the holidays as his own.

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Deadline Extended for Vote on Future of Plant Vogtle

September 29, 2018 admin ap1000 reactor, Business, dalton utilities, Georgia, Georgia Power, Legal & Regulatory, meag power, news, Nuclear, oglethorpe power, Southern Company, Vogtle

The drama over the fate of the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion in Georgia continued September 25 as the four co-owners of the project sparred over conditions that one of the co-owners, Oglethorpe Power, wants in order to secure its support for moving forward with the project. A vote on the future of the oft-delayed, massively […]

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