Emily Jones

Savannah

Climate reporter for @grist and @wabenews, based in Savannah. News, whales, pop culture, sometimes cycling. Opinions mine, RTs ≠ endorsements. She/her.

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Eight candidates running in long-delayed Georgia PSC election

3 weeks ago | wabe.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Eight candidates are running for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in a long-delayed election taking place this year. The qualifying period ended Thursday. The commission oversees utilities, including some gas and electric companies in Georgia; its biggest job is governing Georgia Power’s plans and rates.
Georgia Power makes the case for its new energy plan

3 weeks ago | wabe.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Georgia Power aims to meet rising energy demand, driven largely by the state’s booming data center industry, by canceling the planned closures of coal plants, upgrading existing nuclear plants, improving the overall power grid and adding renewable energy. This week, the utility made its case to regulators for its latest long-term plan to make and deliver energy.
New regional EPA head Kevin McOmber talks priorities and superfunds in Atlanta’s Westside

3 weeks ago | wabe.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. In February, the Trump administration appointed Kevin McOmber, a civil engineer and former Suwanee city council member, as the Southeast’s new Environmental Protection Agency leader. Established in the 1970s under the Nixon administration, the agency is mandated to protect clean air, land and water.
Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money

1 month ago | wabe.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina,WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station, WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan.
Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They're still waiting for the money.

1 month ago | grist.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina, WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station, WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan.
Forecasting cuts leave some worried for hurricane season

1 month ago | wabe.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Many in Georgia are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene last fall. Now, firings and funding cuts at the National Weather Service and other agencies have some experts worried about accurate forecasts heading into the next hurricane season, which begins June 1.
Two of three delayed Georgia Public Service Commission elections scheduled for November

1 month ago | wabe.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organizationGeorgia voters can elect commissioners for two seats on the state’s powerful Public Service Commission this year, after years of delays and canceled elections. The PSC oversees utilities like electricity, gas and telecommunications companies. That includes regulating Georgia Power, the state’s largest electric provider.
Georgia state senators aim to revive consumer advocate for utilities

2 months ago | wabe.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Some Georgia state legislators are again trying to revive a state office to advocate for utility customers. A similar effort passed the state Senate last year but floundered in the House. Most states have a consumer utility counsel, or CUC, who represents the interests of utility customers before state and federal regulators and in courts.
Georgia was about to retire coal plants. Then came the data centers.

2 months ago | grist.org | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Three years ago, one of the country’s largest electric utilities, Southern Company, made a splash when it announced it would retire most of its coal-fired power plants in the coming years, a major step toward the company’s stated goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Reader support makes our work possible. Donate today to keep our site free.
Georgia was about to retire coal plants. Then came the data centers.

2 months ago | ecotopical.com | Emily Jones

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