Articles by Regional Reporter, Georgia Emily Jones
Emily Jones covers climate change and climate solutions as part of a partnership between WABE and Grist. She previously covered the Georgia coast and hosted “Morning Edition” for Georgia Public Broadcasting. She’s worked for the Wall Street Journal Radio Network, WHYY in Philadelphia, and WBRU and RIPR in Providence.
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![Tall concrete tower shaped like a funnel with white smoke coming out of top.]()
![Tall concrete tower shaped like a funnel with white smoke coming out of top.]()
Georgia governor calls for even more nuclear power despite budget woes
State leaders celebrate new reactors with cake while residents watch power bills rise.
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![Four men and one woman sitting at long wooden desk.]()
How should Georgia elect key utility regulators? US Supreme Court is asked to weigh in.
Elections for the state's Public Service Commission have been on hold for years.
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![Power lines along the Savannah River at dusk form a pattern of intersecting lines with the cables of the Talmadge Memorial Bridge in the distance]()
![Power lines along the Savannah River at dusk form a pattern of intersecting lines with the cables of the Talmadge Memorial Bridge in the distance]()
With energy demand surging, utilities fall back on their old standby: Fossil fuels
Federal incentives for clean energy are struggling to overcome old-school planning.
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![Two whales swim in a blue ocean scene]()
Climate change and boat strikes are killing right whales. Stronger speed limits could save them.
Nearly a century after we almost hunted them to extinction, fewer than 360 right whales remain.
