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Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is now a UNESCO World Heritage site
The Okefenokee is the first natural site in the U.S. to be added to the World Heritage List in more than 30 years.
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Hot topic, cool reception. Residents denounce proposed OpenAI data center.
Tech giant OpenAI faced public backlash Thursday over its proposed data center planned for outside Savannah. The project was announced a day earlier and came as a surprise.
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Kemp joins Trump effort to shield consumers from data center power costs
The pledge builds on an agreement between the White House and seven tech companies that said they would pay for electricity costs in areas where they are building data centers
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Okefenokee backers ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of World Heritage vote
The delegation that's in Busan, South Korea to support the Okefenokee's bid to join the World Heritage List is "cautiously optimistic" about the swamp's chances.
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BioLab fire caused by sprinkler leak was likely avoidable, says final report
A federal agency's final report on the BioLab fire called conditions at the plant "completely unacceptable."
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Georgia seaside vacation mecca renews appeal for federal beach repair funds
Georgia’s Tybee Island has renewed its push for federal funds to repair its eroded beach after an earlier effort failed amid budget cuts.
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The case for Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp to join the World Heritage List
More than four decades after it was first tabbed as a potential UNESCO World Heritage nominee, the Okefenokee could finally be added to the prestigious list this month.
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What World Heritage honor will and won’t mean for Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets this month in Busan, South Korea, to decide if the Okefenokee should be a World Heritage site.
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As top predators, sharks are vital to ocean health and don’t deserve bum rap
Sharks get a bum rap: The risk of a shark attack is very small, and the creatures play a crucial role in nature.
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‘Just not good enough’: Critics blast Atlanta’s extreme heat protections
Doctors, homeless services organizations and grassroots groups criticize Atlanta’s response to a heat wave that scorched the city around July Fourth.