TOPEKA — A Georgia man who admitted to illegally killing deer in Kansas and featuring the kills on his YouTube hunting show will pay $25,000 in fines and restitution, and is forever banned from hunting in Kansas. Matt Jennings, 35, reached a plea agreement this week on two charges of violating the federal Lacey Act, which […]

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The Trump administration wants to greatly expand the development and use of advanced artificial intelligence, including rolling back environmental rules to spur building of power-thirsty data centers and punishing states that attempt to regulate AI on their own. The administration’s action plan, called “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” released on Wednesday, is a result […]

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Georgia environmentalists are still celebrating a conservation group’s announcement last month that it plans to purchase thousands of acres of land targeted for mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.  But they read the win, they say, not as a moment to pop the champagne, but a call to action. Mining interests are still eyeing […]

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Peter Hubbard, a clean energy advocate, secured the Democratic Party nomination for the District 3 Georgia Public Service Commission seat Tuesday evening.  His decisive victory allows him to advance to November’s general election where he will face GOP incumbent Commissioner Fitz Johnson.  The commission regulates utilities like Georgia Power and plays an important role in […]

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Georgia Power will expand its renewable energy generation and keep some of its coal plants open longer than previously planned under a compromise deal approved by state regulators Tuesday. The Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved the deal that maps […]

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Two Georgia Democrats are facing off to secure the party’s nomination for the District 3 seat on Georgia’s Public Service Commission. Keisha Sean Waites, a former state representative and Atlanta City Councilwoman, is competing against Peter Hubbard, a clean energy advocate, on the July 15 ballot.  The runoff election comes after last month’s statewide special […]

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While the well-known story that Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird may be exaggerated, it is true that the founding father praised the wild gobbler’s virtues in a tongue-in-cheek letter to his daughter. “For in Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true […]

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. After six bill increases in the last three years, Georgia Power rates will now stay the same for the time being.  Under a deal approved Tuesday by the Georgia Public Service Commission, Georgia Power’s rates will stay the […]

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. After six bill increases in the last three years, Georgia Power rates will now stay the same for the time being.  Under a deal approved Tuesday by the Georgia Public Service Commission, Georgia Power’s rates will stay the […]

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