Georgia Environmental Budget on the Back Burner?

  At first glance, the environmental budget chart on ballotpedia.org makes Georgia look deprived of natural resource spending compared to its neighboring states. The chart lists Georgia as only allocating $248 million to the department of natural resources in 2015. … Continue reading “Georgia Environmental Budget on the Back Burner?”

Worrying over Water, a look back on Irma.

“We’re already out of gallon and 24-pack water,” said assistant Publix grocery manager Kevin Karr on Thursday, September 7. Karr works in Athens, Georgia—an inland city that would be moderately hit by Hurricane Irma four days later. Athens grocery stores … Continue reading “Worrying over Water, a look back on Irma.”

Hurricane Harvey And The Farmers of Texas and Georgia

Torrential rain from Hurricane Harvey is threatening one of Texas’s key agricultural products which may affect Georgia. The Lone Star state is the number one cotton producer in the nation.  Texas farmers had been expecting an unusually productive harvest this … Continue reading “Hurricane Harvey And The Farmers of Texas and Georgia”