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2 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Mary Landers |Mary Landers ReporterReporter

Savannah has long controlled the area’s water supply, treating massive quantities of drinking water and selling what the city didn’t need to neighbors in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties. But as development intensifies the area’s thirst, one of the city’s long-time water customers – Effingham County – is poised to become a bigger player in water treatment and delivery.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Mary Landers |Mary Landers ReporterReporter

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter on Monday introduced legislation to weaken the regulation of harmful air pollution. Carter is the main sponsor of H.R.2288, which aims to nullify the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency titled “Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter.” The text of Carter’s bill was not immediately available.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Mary Landers |Mary Landers ReporterReporter

Two environmental groups recently released scorecards that grade members of Congress on their environmental voting record. On evaluations from both the League of Conservation Voters and the Defenders of Wildlife, the two Democratic U.S. senators. from Georgia – Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff – outperformed U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-St. Simons), who serves Coastal Georgia. Overall, Democrats scored higher than Republicans across the country on both scorecards.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Mary Landers |Mary Landers ReporterReporter

Savannah’s Park and Tree Department was poised to remove a dying Southern red oak tree from the city’s iconic Forsyth Park when the tree’s residents made them rethink that plan. “I don’t know if it was the mother owl or the father owl, but they were not too happy about it,” said Scott DeArmey, assistant director of the Savannah Park and Tree Department.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Mary Landers |Mary Landers ReporterReporter

The Shore Protection Committee on Friday unanimously approved controversial plans to add amenities to St. Simons’ Coast Guard Beach. Glynn County needed permits from the appointed five-member panel in order to move forward with plans that involve alterations to the protected areas of the beachfront park, including plans to install a beach volleyball court, remove trees and fill wetlands.