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Environmental journalist for WABE 90.1 FM, Atlanta's NPR member station. Previously Gannett/USA Today Georgia covering the coast and climate in Savannah; Mountain Times/Watauga Democrat covering environment in western North Carolina.

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DeKalb tracks and tests mosquitos for West Nile Virus

DeKalb tracks and tests mosquitos for West Nile Virus

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As summer winds down, counties unclear on future for Lake Lanier parks after Army Corps closures

As summer winds down, counties unclear on future for Lake Lanier parks after Army Corps closures

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National Park Service cuts hit home along Chattahoochee

National Park Service cuts hit home along Chattahoochee

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Brunswick residents call for Superfund Research Center, citing Emory chemical exposure study

Brunswick residents call for Superfund Research Center, citing Emory chemical exposure study

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Trails set for a refresh at Chattahoochee National Recreation Area

Trails set for a refresh at Chattahoochee National Recreation Area

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Environmentalists celebrate rare win as Georgia swamp is saved from mining threat

Environmentalists celebrate rare win as Georgia swamp is saved from mining threat

Environmentalists are celebrating a rare win of keeping a mining operation from opening up next to a National…

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Chastain Park to open up 30 acres of green space for recreation

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By Marisa Mecke Verified
| WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA) Verified
The Chastain Park Conservancy is fundraising $13 million for a new green space project. The Palisades Project will use 30 acres of previously inaccessible land nestled between hole 16 and Nancy Creek. Conservancy president and CEO Rosa McHugh said this land has been inaccessible to parkgoers, and “there’s unfortunately a lot of invasive plants that have grown in this area.” McHugh said the need for more space became evident during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Environmental groups announce intent to sue Hartsfield-Jackson over Flint River pollution

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By Marisa Mecke Verified
| WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA) Verified
The Flint Riverkeeper and Southern Environmental Law Center have sent a letter of intent to sue the City of Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport over consistent pollution of the Flint River. “For years, the airport has repeatedly spilled jet fuel, sewage, deicing fluid, and other pollutants from its stormwater and sewage infrastructure into the Flint River, Sullivan Creek, and Mud Creek,” the Southern Environmental Law Center wrote in a press release.
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State and City of Atlanta split on cause of South River fish kill

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By Marisa Mecke Verified
| WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA) Verified
After weeks of investigation, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources released its investigation report concluding a chemical spill from the City of Atlanta’s South River Water Reclamation Center is at fault for a fish kill on the South River in late June. In the report sent to WABE on July 27, the DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division stated approximately 1,200 fish died during the event. The fish kill was reported to the state by a local resident on June 27.
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