Getting problems fixed the first time isn't just a noble goal but often a necessity for the health of community residents. Say, for example, a community's water is polluted with bacteria that poses a health risk. A trial and error process of fixing that water contamination problem just won't do.
Could 2014 be beginning of cleaner U.S. waters?
The fact that the well-being of the environment and politics so often are part of the same conversations might be frustrating for some. But it is true. Environmental laws often depend on the powers that be in Georgia, our nation and beyond.
Is Ogeechee River facing a new threat of pollution?
In the past, we have included various posts about the fight to protect the Ogeechee River in Georgia. Past issues have involved the King America Finishing factory, but it sounds as though a new threat to Ogeechee is the target of a different environmental dispute.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper has victory to celebrate this holiday
More than three years have passed since the environmental dispute between the Ogeechee Riverkeeper and King America Finishing developed. We have covered this river pollution matter various times in the past on this blog. As a reminder, in May 2011, about 38,000 fish were found dead in the river in Georgia, a significant loss that ultimately was connected to environmentally destructive discharge processes at the textile plant.
Georgia environmentalists list waters that are needlessly at-risk
Despite vigilant environmentalists and environmental laws, wrongdoing still endangers the purity of waters in Georgia and beyond. In an effort to target the preventable water contamination in Georgia that is caused by lax rules or the lax following of environmental laws, local conservationists put together what's called the "Dirty Dozen" list every year.
Train carrying oil explodes, threatens southern wetland and river
Much of the United States and our everyday functions run on oil. Currently, that is just the fact of life. Oil is a commodity for which there is demand, but it doesn't get where it is wanted with a simple snap of the fingers. It is drilled and then transported. The oil industry and its moving parts can result in danger.
Georgia weighs profits of hog industry against pollution risk
It is the constant balance act of determining what is best for business and also best for the environment. Hogs are at the center of a current environmental/business debate in Georgia.
Riverkeepers want EPA to set strict rules about coal ash
The Savannah River is very important to Georgia and to South Carolina. Animal life and plant life depend on the quality of the river water. Combatting river pollution, therefore, should be a priority among the public and businesses that surround the Savannah River.
Loophole of Clean Water Act addressed by environmental groups
The Clean Water Act exists as an effort to protect the quality of water in Georgia and throughout the entire U.S. The environmental legislation outlines various rules for entities to follow for them to run a business that is in line with the environmental expectations set in this country.
U.S. District Court Judge Rules on Motion to Dismiss in Ogeechee Riverkeeper Lawsuit
Statesboro, GA - On June 19, 2013, Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Georgia) ruled in favor of the Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) in an attempt by King America Finishing to have the lawsuit against it brought by ORK dismissed in its entirety. The lawsuit against King America Finishing, Inc., owned by Chicago-based Westex, Inc. alleges that KAF has in the past and continues to this day to violate the federal Clean Water Act by continuing to discharge pollutants into the Ogeechee River. The suit filed by Stack & Associates and GreenLaw on behalf of ORK seeks to force KAF to cease such discharges and be held accountable for its contribution to the May 2011 fish kill that led to the death of nearly 40,000 fish of a dozen different species.
