Articles by Regional Reporter, Georgia Emily Jones
Emily Jones is the Georgia regional reporter at Grist. She covers climate issues, policy, and energy there as part of a partnership with WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station, with a focus on how climate change is affecting Georgians’ lives and communities. She has a master’s in broadcast journalism from Columbia University. Her work has been honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow award and Atlanta Press Club and Georgia Association of Broadcasters awards.
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Inside a Georgia beach’s high-tech fight against erosion
Armed with drones and lasers, scientists are creating detailed 3D maps of Tybee Island’s shifting shoreline.
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Tracking sea turtles is a long, slow process that just might keep them alive
This summer’s hatchlings won’t be back on land for 30 years. It’ll take at least that long to know how global warming is changing them.
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![An electrician working with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company, or HVAC, prepares the Mitsubishi condenser/compressor used to connect a residential heat pump system July 21, 2025 in Charlotte, Vermont.]()
![An electrician working with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company, or HVAC, prepares the Mitsubishi condenser/compressor used to connect a residential heat pump system July 21, 2025 in Charlotte, Vermont.]()
Energy projects across the country are in limbo after Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Community groups, businesses, and consumers say projects face an uncertain future after Republicans slashed renewable energy tax credits.
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After years of increases, Georgia power rates to hold steady — for now
The freeze comes after six price hikes in three years.
