The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) will hold a public hearing on August 28th, at its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The DNFSB’s mission is to provide analysis, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy as to provide adequate protection of public health and safety at defense nuclear facilities of …
Attend the upcoming Citizen’s Advisory Board meeting on Monday, July 23 and Tuesday, July 24 at the Hilton Garden Inn at 1065 Stevens Creek Road in Augusta, GA 30907. Board members will hear CAB committee updates, and multiple presentations from the DOE regarding the D Area Ash Project, 235-F Deactivation, and Price …
Stop Redistricting in Georgia! In recent news, federal courts found “compelling” evidence that Georgia Republican lawmakers redistricted black residents in order to maintain their power at the Capitol. Mark Niesse of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes: “The ruling came in a case filed last year by several voters and the Georgia chapter …
Georgia WAND is joining with our coalition partners from Partnership for Southern Equity’s Just Energy Circle to host an Energy Equity Forum for residents in Burke County. Please join us! Presentations will include: What is Energy Equity? Who regulates the industry and How do you contact the Public Service Commission …
Georgia WAND Education Fund, Inc., in collaboration with UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL), will be hosting the 4th monthly education series, October’s “Community Talk” at the Burke County Library October 16, 2017. This month’s theme is Environmental Monitoring Programs. Attendees will hear information about the basics of an environmental monitoring program, …
Georgia WAND Education Fund, Inc. (GA WAND) and University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL) hosted the first of a year long series of Community Talks at the Burke County Library on July 24, 2017. Georgia WAND community organizers Janie Scott and Natalie Herrington, community leader Annie Laura Howard-Stephens, and Program …
