Tag: Environmental Protection Division
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Rockmart getting Water Service Material Inventory underway
Residents can opt out, but have to conduct survey work themselves The City of Rockmart’s has hired out workers will soon be showing up in front of local residences with shovels and clipboards, ready to determine what kind of pipes are delivering water to homes and businesses alike as part of a wide-ranging national program.…
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Mickey Spinks
Mr. Mickey Spinks Jr., age 75, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday evening, April 8, 2023. Mickey was born in Rockmart on February 9, 1948, son of the late George Milas Spinks, Sr., and Edna Brown Spinks. He had lived for a period of time in St. Simons Island, GA, but had lived the greater…
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An aerial view of Plant Scherer in Juliette. (File photo – Capitol Beat News Service) Stricter monitoring of Georgia coal ash ponds not enough for critics
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Legislation increasing groundwater monitoring requirements for closed coal ash ponds drew support in the General Assembly Tuesday from Democrats and environmental advocates. But both groups argued it…
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An aerial view of Plant Scherer in Juliette. (File photo – Capitol Beat News Service) Georgia Power, Sierra Club wage court battle over coal ash cleanup costs
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – A lawyer for the Sierra Club asked a Fulton County Superior Court judge Monday to prohibit Georgia Power from passing on $525 million in coal ash cleanup costs…
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(Contributed by Capitol Beat News Service) New ethylene oxide bill pre-filed in General Assembly
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Manufacturers that use the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide could face additional restrictions in Georgia under legislation pre-filed in the state House of Representatives. House Bill 3 would…