Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Proud to Partner with Solarize Decatur-Dekalb
April 28, 2020
Solarize Decatur-DeKalb, a campaign that brings area residents together to save money on new solar panels and other clean energy technologies by buying in bulk, is returning in 2020. The campaign kicks off this week with a free webinar at 11 a.m....
Comment period extended for Okefenokee mining permit
April 16, 2020
The comment period for the public to weigh in on a proposed mining operation near the Okefenokee Swamp has been extended more than six weeks to May 28.
Sierra Club Georgia Chapter names new director
January 21, 2020
Jessica Morehead has been named director of the Sierra Club Georgia Chapter after serving as its interim director since July.
State regulators sign off on Georgia Power’s rate hike, shift coal ash clean-up costs to consumers
December 17, 2019
Georgia families and business will pay more on their monthly electric bills, and have less control of their energy costs, after the state’s Public Service Commission today approved a rate hike request from Georgia Power.
Activists to rally outside Public Service Commission against Georgia Power’s proposed rate hikes
September 30, 2019
Activists from multiple environmental and social justice organizations plan to rally outside the Public Service Commission’s office at 4 p.m. Monday, September 30, to protest and raise awareness about Georgia Power’s proposed rate hikes on Georgians.
EPA and Georgia EPD critical of proposal to mine outside the Okefenokee
September 18, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released comment letters from the EPA and the Georgia EPD regarding the Twin Pines mining proposal outside the Okefenokee. Both agencies are critical of the project.