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Plant Hammond began commercial operation in 1954 in Floyd County, Georgia and was retired in 2019. Prior to retirement, the plant had four coal-fired units.
Credit: Courtesy of the Coosa River Basin Initiative
Georgia's emissions of greenhouses gases are declining at a strong pace even as the state's economy and population grow.
Georgia is getting a new four-year medical school campus as the Medical College of Georgia plans to expand to Savannah.
A divided US Senate has approved the nomination of civil rights attorney Nancy Abudu to serve on a US federal appeals court.
Plant Hammond began commercial operation in 1954 in Floyd County, Georgia and was retired in 2019. Prior to retirement, the plant had four coal-fired units.
Georgia's emissions of greenhouses gases are declining at a strong pace even as the state's economy and population grow.
Georgia is getting a new four-year medical school campus as the Medical College of Georgia plans to expand to Savannah.
A divided US Senate has approved the nomination of civil rights attorney Nancy Abudu to serve on a US federal appeals court.