Marisa Mecke

The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit on Thursday against the City of Atlanta over ongoing sewage pollution at its largest wastewater treatment plant.

The company is seeking to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp has been benefiting from a state tax credit meant for conservation.

Zoo Atlanta says that its four giant pandas are getting ready to move back to China in mid-October.

Helene entered Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane early Friday morning, bringing wind gusts as high as 100 mph and rising river heights throughout Atlanta.

Authorities lifted a shelter-in-place order for 90,000 people near Atlanta. Orders to evacuate or stay inside were issued after a chemical plant caught fire Sunday -- creating smoke and strong odors.

Lawmakers, Conyers residents and environmental groups rallied at the Georgia State Capitol Thursday to call for the shutdown of the BioLab chemical plant that caught fire on Sept. 29.

After dinner, Juli Fleming scrapes leftover rotisserie chicken and veggies into a small, white bin. She puts the bin on the floor next to her white and light-wood kitchen counters.

A fire at a bio lab in Georgia recently is raising questions about whether a chemical that escaped and forced evacuations should face tougher regulations from the EPA.

Earlier this year, George Virgo was puttering around his store, preparing for an influx of weekend paddlers.

The entrepreneur partners with local company Cherry Street Energy through the Shine On Program. It trains people like him to add solar installation to their businesses, or make new companies altogether.