Altamaha Riverkeeper

2 days ago

Altamaha Riverkeeper shared a link. ...

Altamaha Riverkeeper

3 days ago

Good news for snapper fishermen.....the season is extended!

The federal government said the economic benefit from allowing weekend fishing this summer by recreational anglers in federal waters outweighs the harm to the red snapper species, which is still recovering from disastrous overfishing.

Gulf state officials had lobbied for and praised the change, but the lawsuit says the decision violated several laws by ignoring scientific assessments, promoting overfishing, and failing to follow required procedures. It was filed Monday for the Ocean Conservancy and the Environmental Defense Fund. ...

Altamaha Riverkeeper

3 days ago

No-one likes to be regulated. However, we live in a time where we are many -- we need to work together to share and protect our resources -- clean water, clean air. Industry leading the de-regulatory process increases their cost-savings -- but much of that is directly translated to the degradation of OUR public trust--our waters. No-one voted for contaminated water and polluted air! ...

Altamaha Riverkeeper

3 days ago

How is the company coming out on top despite an upside down project?

It turns out the costs are being passed on Georgia Power customers each month in their power bills. The Nuclear Construction Cost Recovery tariff is about $10 per month on the average residential Georgia Power bill. The money goes toward the financing costs of constructing the nuclear reactors. ...