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Environmental groups decry attempt to delay shipping rules intended to save whales
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Georgia congressman has proposed a yearslong delay in changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing whales, prompting a rebuke from environmental groups who say the animals need protection now. The delay proposed by Republican Rep. Buddy Carter concern new vessel speed rules issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service […]
A remarkable feat 50 years later
When he was the governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter canoed the infamous Bull’s Sluice on the Chattooga River to draw attention to the Chattooga River, shared by Georgia and South Carolina. The year was 1974, the year the federal government recognized the Chattooga as an official wild and scenic river and gave it the protections it enjoys today. And, now 50 years later, a local conservation organization will celebrate the Chattooga as a Wild and Scenic River, and the public is invited to be part of the event. The group Stay Wild Chattooga Conservancy offers an evening of music, a farm-to-table dinner, along with a bar service from 6 to 10 Saturday night, August 3 at the Chattooga Belle Farm, Damascus Church Road, Long Creek.
Mushroom-infused chocolates recalled amid probe into illnesses; illness reported in NC
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers to avoid a brand of mushroom-infused chocolates and sweets after the foods were linked to dozens of illnesses and some hospitalizations.
Georgia removes limits on donations to helping hundreds of kids aging out of foster care
Every Georgia taxpayer. . . should see this as a no-brainer to either eliminate or greatly reduce their state income taxes,” said Heidi Carr, executive director of Fostering Success Act Inc.
'It's just heartbreaking' | Georgia couple waiting for months on Social Security disability benefits
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — Amid a backlog of claims, the wait for Social Security disability benefits continues to grow in the U.S., and federal data shows Georgia among the states with the longest processing times. It's a difficult predicament for those waiting on needed financial support during a crisis. The...
Biden Administration to sell a million barrels of gas to lower prices ahead of the 4th
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - President Biden is hoping to lower the price at the pump by selling a million barrels of gasoline from Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve. “If we have more supply that tends to lower the price. A million barrels of gasoline, that is a lot of gasoline but it is not going to lower the price for years on end, it is going to help on the July Fourth holiday and it was strategically targeted to do exactly that,” Jared Bernstein explained.
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