by GCV Education Fund | May 5, 2025 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice
The first week of hearings for the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan started with a bang at the Georgia Public Service Commission. Every three years, Georgia Power must update a big plan for how much electricity Georgia will need for the next twenty years and a plan for...
by GCV Education Fund | Apr 30, 2025 | Democracy, Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice
With a new administration in D.C., large-scale rallies and protests have returned, but how “effective” are these? At the Climate Action Campaign’s “Climate Can’t Wait” rally this January at Liberty Plaza in Atlanta, participants held a massive banner bearing the...
by GCV Education Fund | Apr 24, 2025 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice
Faces of Resilience: Highlighting Climate Wins Across Georgia Thomasville, Georgia, is set to receive the largest grant in its history: $19.8 million to build a “Resilience Hub” that will protect seniors, upgrade aging infrastructure, and strengthen the community. The...
by GCV Education Fund | Apr 9, 2025 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice
The new series focuses on the people making change in their communities and the material impacts of their efforts to strengthen our resilience to a changing climate. The GCV Team joined members of the Kennedy family at HK Farms – a 1,000 acre homestead started...
by GCV Education Fund | Jul 28, 2023 | Environmental Justice, Water
ATLANTA — Local environmental and social justice organizations call on the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District to protect the South River and other local natural resources. During calls on April 14 and May 12, 2023 between DeKalb County Soil and Water...
by GCV Education Fund | Sep 22, 2020 | Democracy, Environmental Justice
Environmentalists should care deeply about redistricting. Redistricting is the process in which legislators and key stakeholders draw the lines of districts. Without proper representation in this process, issues like gerrymandering happen. This process impacts...