Tag Archives: EPD

Power group finds new investor for coal plant

Dean Alford says he has found a private investor to help finance the proposed Plant Washington coal-fired power facility . . .

Tags: Dean Alford , EPD , fish kill , Greenlaw , King America , Ogeechee Riverkeeper , Plant Washington , Taylor Energy

Pollution permit bill hits snag in House

Legislation that would enable businesses to get environmental permits more quickly by paying a fee is shelved at least temporarily in the House . . .

Tags: EPD , expedite , fee payment , permits

Bill would allow DNR employees to solicit funds from companies their agency regulates

House subcommittee mulls legislation that would authorize state employees to solicit private donations to run their department . . .

Tags: bribes , DNR , environmental permits , EPD , funds solicitation , rangers

Former EPD director heads lobbying firm

Former EPD director Allen Barnes is the new president of Joe Tanner & Associates, an influential lobbying firm . . .

Tags: Allen Barnes , environmental permits , EPD , Joe Tanner , lobbying

Another challenge filed to coal-fired power plant

Environmental organizations file legal challenge against issuance of an EPD permit for the Plant Washington project in Sandersville . . .

Tags: air quality permit , EPD , Greenlaw , Office of State Administrative Hearings , Plant Washington , Power4Georgians

The contradictions at EPD

While there’s a new director at the state’s Environmental Protection Division, there won’t be much if any change in the way the agency operates . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: air quality permits , Allen Barnes , coal-fired power plants , EPD , Jud Turner , Plant Washington , Ronit Walker , Sonny Perdue

DNR board confirms Turner as EPD chief

The board of natural resources approves Gov. Nathan Deal’s nomination of lawyer/lobbyist Jud Turner as director of the Environmental Protection Division . . .

Tags: Allen Barnes , Board of Natural Resources , EPD , Jud Turner , Nathan Deal

Turner will replace Barnes at EPD

Gov. Nathan Deal nominates attorney Jud Turner as the new director of the Environmental Protection Division, replacing Allen Barnes . . .

Tags: Allen Barnes , EPD , Jud Turner , Nathan Deal , water litigation

EPD grants permit for coal-fired power plant

The final environmental permits are issued for the construction of Plant Washington, a coal-fired power plant in Sandersville . . .

Tags: air particulates , air quality permit , EPD , organic air toxins , Plant Washington , Ronit Walker

Water coalition names ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Georgia’s waterways

An environmental group identifies what it considers to be the largest threats to the quality of Georgia’s waterways . . .

Tags: endangered waterways , EPD , Georgia Water Coalition