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Environment
Christmas Trees, Fruit Trees and All Trees
December should have been our nation's month for Arbor Day because December, via the Christmas tree, brings the "tree" into America's collective consciousness more than any other month....
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News
Thursday Weather, Another Smog Alert
The summer season is still going strong and today's weather forecast proves that to be true. The National Weather Service is calling for plenty of sunshine and a lot of heat. Today: ...
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Environment
The Cleaned Out Wallet Act
The Clean Air Act (1990) requires the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the ...
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Environment
In Praise of Liriope and a Surprising Benefit of Drought
Somewhere out there in the landscaped area near your dwelling or bordering the woods by your home, grows the mundane liriope. I say "mundane" because this is what many people think of it,...
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Environment
The Miseries of July in the Garden
Every single year the month of July puts my love of gardening to the test. It's really quite frustrating. I begin the gardening year, like everyone else, with wide-eyed, earnest reading o...
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News
Code Orange Smog Alert for Tuesday, June 7
The Georgia Clean Air Campaign has issued a smog alert for Tuesday, June 7. Yesterday, the organization warned locals that the air would reach an unhealthy level of smog by fore...
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News
Code Orange Smog Alert for Sunday, May 22
For the third day in a row, the Georgia Clean Air Campaign has issued a smog alert for Sunday. Yesterday, the organization warned locals that the air would reach an unhealthy level of s...
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News
Code Orange Smog Alert for Friday, May 20
The Georgia Clean Air Campaign has issued a smog alert for Friday, May 20. Friday's Air Quality Index (AQI) forecast is 101, an unhealthy range for sensitive groups. A code or...