Environment
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Grady Newsource Explains: Water Quality Indicators
Unacceptably high levels of E. coli bacteria found by volunteers in a Barber Creek tributary has Oconee County residents concerned about the quality of their recreational water. As present, the state Environmental Protection Division’s water quality monitoring of Georgia’s water resources differs from that recommended by the federal Environmental…
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UPDATE: Athens-Clarke County Ranks 6th in Water Conservation Contest
ATHENS — Athens-Clarke County is in 6th place for the running in the "My Water Pledge."
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Stink Bugs are More Than Smelly, They’re Invasive
ATHENS — There have been 13,000 sightings of the stink bug in the past week alone. This could be bad for Georgia's cotton industry.
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UGA Program Gives Abandoned Bikes a New, Fresh Start
ATHENS — The University of Georgia's Office of Sustainability has teamed up with students for environmental change.
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Removing A Stress Gene In Plants Might Save Produce During Droughts
Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia think they’ve come up with a system to identify the genes in trees responsible for stress tolerance, which includes everything from extreme temperatures to disease. Now they’re using a new $490,000 grant to identify those genes and figure out how they…
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New Bill Could End Effort to Ban Plastic Bags
A bill has been passed by the senate of the Georgia General Assembly that would prevent local governments from passing laws that would ban or fine plastic bags sales.
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Electric Cars in Athens
Electric Cars are being used by the Athens Clarke County Police Department. Reporter CJ Gaan is talking to Major Sizemore of the ACCPD about the Police Department’s Nissan Leaf cars.
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UGA Professor Explains Fertilizer Explosion in Texas
Athens, GA- The massive explostion at a ferilizer plant happened in a small town with a population of around 2,800 people in West, Texas. The distruction of West Fertilizer Company left hundreds of victims injured and only a few dead. “I mean, the question would be if people can make…
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Facebook Spawns New Tornado Data
Tornado damage from Athens could land in Virginia, researchers say Athens, Ga (GradyNewSource) – New tornado research conducted by the University of Georgia indicates a tornado could toss debris as far as 220 miles from its point of origin. That’s further than previously thought. The project started when Alabama resident Patty…
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BP Oil Spill Civil Trial Update
http://youtu.be/pNxOLSLoXSE By: Julie Calhoun You may have seen advertisements that BP is doing towards relief efforts in the gulf, but as the civil trial for BP continues they will still be held accountable for the effects. UGA Marine Sciences professor Patricia Meideiros tells what research they’re doing now in…