Atlanta program hires formerly incarcerated residents to clean city parks
The City of Atlanta is giving residents a fresh start, and they're giving parks and green spaces a fresh look through the Center for Employment Opportunities program.
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The City of Atlanta is giving residents a fresh start, and they're giving parks and green spaces a fresh look through the Center for Employment Opportunities program.
More than 150 data centers now operate across metro Atlanta, but people who leave near the massive facilities say they're concerned about their quality of life and the impacts to nearby rivers.
More than 1,000 students at David T. Howard Middle School joined forces with the Hawks and Novelis — and the sixth graders came out on top.
Dunwoody earns Tree City USA recognition for the 14th year, reflecting its long-term commitment to planting, maintaining, and protecting the city's trees.
A years-long lawsuit over Atlanta's largest wastewater treatment facility has ended with a settlement and a cleaner Chattahoochee River, officials say.
A recent fuel spill at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport is polluting the Flint River, the primary drinking water source for thousands in rural Georgia.
An insurance company has filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab Inc. over the massive warehouse fire that forced thousands to shelter in place last year.
A packed and heated zoning meeting over data center rules in DeKalb County ended with police escorting residents out as concerns over noise, pollution, health, and rising energy and water costs fueled public outcry.
A new Global Forest Watch analysis reveals Georgia has lost more tree cover than nearly every other state since 2000. Trees Atlanta takes a small step to restore some of the more than 2.5 million acres of trees Georgia has lost.
In 2019, naturalists said the swamp was under threat after a mineral company that owned land three miles away sought permits to mine zirconium and titanium.
For years, the identify of the person whose the remains were found at the site remained a mystery. Now DNA analysis has brought one family some closure.
A controversial elections bill that would remove party labels from several key local races in metro Atlanta is drawing sharp backlash from prosecutors as it moves forward in the Georgia legislature.
Georgia police say a neighbor's calls about noises in a vacant apartment ended with officers finding a man hiding in the unit's refrigerator.
Georgia State University has unveiled a major plan to upgrade its athletic facilities and expand support for student-athletes, including new opportunities tied to name, image, and likeness deals.
A judge will not force the Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who submitted the sworn affidavit in support of the federal agency's search of Fulton County election hub to testify at an evidentiary hearing on Friday.