July 20, 2017
Scientists calculate total amount of plastics ever produced
Humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics since large-scale production of the synthetic materials began...
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Recycling and Compost
What goes in which bin, what you can do with old electronics, hardcover books, etc., and what you can do with food scraps.
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July 7, 2017
UGA J.W. Fanning Institute teams up with ACC government to provide opportunity to young offenders
28 youth offenders graduated from the YouthServe program, a leadership program offered to misdemeanor offenders between...
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June 29, 2017
Georgia Sea Grant funds project to enhance jellyfish industry
A Georgia Sea Grant-funded project will help protect turtles and enable fishermen trawling for cannonball jellyfish...
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June 13, 2017
Federation of Neighborhoods hosts forum on energy generation and conservation
The Federation of Neighborhoods hosted a forum on Energy Generation and Conservation at Ciné in Athens on Monday, June...
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June 8, 2017
UGA joins a consortium to research the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident, the largest marine oil spill in history, is still being felt by some...
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May 30, 2017
Colorful reptile serves as a health barometer for the impacts of coal waste
Coal combustion waste is well documented as an environmental pollutant. The United States produces over 130 million...
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May 25, 2017
Sunflower genome sequence to provide roadmap for more resilient crops
University of Georgia researchers are part of an international team that has published the first sunflower genome sequence....
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May 8, 2017
Confetti leads to challenges for UGA office of sustainability
From beer cans to paper plates, trash after gameday is promptly cleaned up by the grounds crew, so fast in fact that...
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