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Watermarked: How Georgians Are Making a Difference One Drop at a Time

Across North Georgia, rivers and streams battle waste pollution. This documentary highlights innovative solutions ...

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From Trash to Dirt: What To Do With Your Leftover Food

Banana peels, coffee grounds, cardboard and egg shells. These items get automatically tossed into ...

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The “CHaRM sign” welcomes visitors at the entrance to the facility in Athens, Georgia on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Photo/Seth Manus) (Photo/Seth Manus)

CHaRM Provides Local Solution to Challenging Waste Issues

Recycling is a sustainable way to help the environment. It keeps waste and other ...

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Scott Long, the executive director of BikeAthens, poses for a portrait in the nonprofit’s newly-opened location on Prince Street on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Long started the Fix-Your-Bike program, a free community event that’s held every Thursday, in 2016. (Photo/Nava Rawls)

Athens Community Strives to Find Sustainable, Equitable Transportation Alternatives

On Feb. 1, 2024, BikeAthens, a local nonprofit organization that values affordable and accessible ...

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UGA Campus Kitchen: Nurturing Sustainability, Community Growth Amid Rising Food Insecurity

Athens-Clarke County is $12 million below the money required to meet food needs, with ...

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Every April for Earth month, Lyndon House Arts Center hosts the annual Green Life Art Exhibition to amplify young voices in shaping a sustainable future. This year, over 71 children submitted pieces for the installation, all inspired by the exhibit’s theme of climate change. (Photo/Abbey Brantley)

Painting a Greener Future: How Local Art Exhibit Inspires Youth Environmental Advocacy

In the heart of Lyndon House Arts Center, over 71 artworks adorn the North ...

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Photo of Mary Jo Eden a University of Georgia student with purple and teal hair to match her colorful dress, sitting on a bench in a courtyard surrounded by dorm buildings.

Weather-Based Pain Forecasts Could Be Future of Chronic Pain Management

Pain-based weather research leads way for improved quality of life for those with chronic ...

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Elizabeth Finley, a fourth-year social entrepreneurship major, reviews the research from her Sustainability Certificate Capstone project on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Athens, Georgia. The project was done in collaboration with Yamaha Rightwaters and was completed in December 2023. (Photo/Jayden Henson)

Yamaha Looks to UGA Students to Help Reduce Plastic Waste, Carbon Footprint

During the fall 2023 semester, University of Georgia students Maci Willetts and Elizabeth Finley ...

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Hannah Stumpf, a sophomore on the swim and dive team at the University of Georgia speaks about her experience with NIL as a female athlete. Credit: Hannah’s instagram (@hannah.stumpf)

Collegiate Female Athletes Pay as Males Dominate Revenue: Exploring the NIL Gender Pay Gap

Two University of Georgia basketball games were hosted at Stegeman Coliseum in early February. ...

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Athens-Clarke County’s Recovered Materials Processing Facility on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Waste at the recycling facility has been piled up since March of 2022 when the facility’s main sorting machinery broke. (Photo/Harper Lawson)

‘Better Recycling Practices’: Behind the Scenes of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  Stephen Spillers, the general manager of Recycling and Disposal Solutions (RDS), stood in ...

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Clarke Teachers Talk Representation, Life Lessons As Book Challenges Grow in Georgia

Ian Altman spends his weekdays teaching his students at Clarke Central High School about ...

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Counting the Cost of Curls: Black Women at UGA Talk About Responses, Resources for Hair

  For Black women in America, the stakes are higher when embracing your natural ...

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