At the onset of Georgia Power’s rate case on Tuesday, lawyers advocating for the public’s interest pressed company officials to disclose whether future plans beyond the 2022 rate case could drive up customers’ bills by 45% over the next several years.
Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity. Now it's on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm.
A long-term deal, first announced last month, closes the chapter on a major portion of the tri-state “water wars” between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama going back to the 1990s.
“We're not going to end the HIV epidemic until we make testing for HIV convenient and routine,” said Patrick Sullivan, lead infectious disease specialist for the Emory initiative.
Polls can be used to drum up support for campaigns and reveal how closely aligned (or far apart) the general public is on consequential elections. But can they be trusted to determine what voters will do? And why do they vary so widely?
State regulators begin hearings Tuesday on Georgia Power Co.'s request to raise rates by 12% over the next three years. The hearings are likely to see clashes over how much profit the utility should earn and how much solar panel owners should be paid.
President Joe Biden says the Atlanta Braves will be "forever known as the upset kings of October" for their improbable 2021 World Series win. He called the series an "unstoppable, joyful run." Biden welcomed the champs for a packed East Room ceremony on Monday.
Astronauts could return to the moon in a few years, and if they do, they might be wearing spacesuits designed with the help of Georgia Tech's Thom Orlando. He's a professor of chemistry and physics and a co-founder of the Center for Space Technology and Research.
Britt Moon, owner of Swamp Fox Distilling Company in Buena Vista, Ga., is spellbound by the science of spirit aging. His latest experiment — taking a pair of bourbon barrels overland on a cross-country road trip — could be the first of its kind in the United States.