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Clean Air

GreenLaw helped halt a coal-fired power plant that would have emitted 9 million tons of Carbon Dioxide - the same emissions as 1.5 million cars driving 12,000 miles each year.

Clean Water

GreenLaw prevented almost one ton of plastic from being dumped into the Oconee River each year by a newsprint recycling company in Dublin.

Environmental Justice

GreenLaw’s actions stopped a grain mill from emitting illegal and dangerous particles that covered a disadvantaged African-American community for decades.

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Court Rules Plant Washington Water Permits are Invalid
July 26, 2010 — Public interest groups have won a key legal challenge to two state water permits for the proposed 850-megawatt Plant Washington coal-fired power plant in Sandersville, GA. A Georgia administrative court has ruled that the water withdrawal and water pollution discharge permits issued by Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) for the proposed power plant are both legally flawed.    more  

Rivers R Us

Ela Orenstein and Pat Ryan lead Clean Water Workshop

This spring GreenLaw attorneys, Ela Orenstein and Pat Ryan, are teaming up with Georgia River Network to host a series of Clean Water Act Workshops around Georgia. You may contact us to set one up in your area. Georgia has 70,000 miles of waterways and 14 river basins. We have a variety of pollution problems ranging from dirt run-off from improper construction sites to dangerous chemicals from industries and improper discharges from municipal wastewater systems. Fortunately, the Clean Water Act gives citizens the opportunity to curtail, and hopefully eliminate, these environmentally harmful activities.    more  

GreenLaw Protects the Integrity of the Judicial Process


Special interests who seek to build new coal plants in Georgia returned to the legislature for the second year in a row attempting to tilt the judicial process in their favor. GreenLaw and many other groups lobbied effectively to convince the Senators to defeat a measure that would have made it more difficult (and perhaps impossible) for members of the public to challenge permits issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division ("EPD").    more  
Environmental Heroes Celebration: October 5
Join us for the 2010 Environmental Heroes Celebration on Tuesday, October 5, 6-8 pm at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough - Atlantic Station (201 17th St., Atlanta). See our online newsletter for honoree profiles of Ray Anderson, Faye Bush, and Laurie Fowler.
Online Tickets & Sponsorship - Learn about this year's Environmental Heroes - Directions    more  

New Environmental Justice Website Launches


On April 21, in an exciting partnership with L.E.A.D. Atlanta, GreenLaw is launching an interactive website aimed at connecting environmental justice advocates and communities facing environmental problems. GreenLaw invites you to visit the new environmental justice website at georgiaej.ning.com.    more  

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GreenLaw Announces 2010 Environmental Heroes

Laurie Fowler,
University of Georgia

GreenLaw is pleased to announce its annual environmental awards, presented this year on October 5. We will honor Ray Anderson, Chairman and Founder of Interface, with GreenLaw's Lifetime Achievement Award. Laurie Fowler, Associate Dean of the UGA Odum School of Ecology will receive the Ogden Doremus Award for Excellence in Environmental Law. Faye Bush, President of the Newtown Florist Club, will be honored with the Environmental Hero Award. The recipients will accept their awards at our annual Environmental Heroes Celebration on October 5.    more  

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