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Disorder in the Supreme Court: Four Ways to Resolve the Partisan Chaos

By SustainAtlanta on September 25, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Georgia, I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down; Please Stop Degrading Environmental Oversight and Cooperation When You Need it Most

By SustainAtlanta on May 7, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

As many have heard, the US Supreme Court just upheld the EPA’s crazy scheme to regulate interstate air pollution. It’s crazy not because the idea of needing to federally-regulate something that freely moves across state […]

Cliven Bundy and Radical Militias Threaten Violent Resistance Against the Government All While Undermining Their Cause of Private Property Rights

By SustainAtlanta on April 13, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Warning: This article will discuss the actual legal issues involved in the matter. The hills are alive with the sound of gunfire! It hasn’t quite reached that point yet, but the standoff […]

Though More People are Choosing City Lifestyles, Using County-Level Data is a Poor Way of Proving It and Atlanta Shows Why

By SustainAtlanta on March 30, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

The US Census Bureau’s recently released county population data shows Atlanta agreeing with the national trend toward a more urban lifestyle.  The USA Today recently reported that county population data compiled from 2010 […]

Drought Mitigation, Promotion of Bike Lanes, Rattlesnake Protections; Just A Few Things Passed by the 2014 Georgia Legislature

By SustainAtlanta on March 26, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Last week the Georgia Legislature wrapped up a session that proved to be pretty good for supporters of sustainable land use and environmental policies. The legislature passed bills that protect critical habitat and water […]

Update: The Georgia Legislature Makes a Strong Push to Protect Jekyll Island

By SustainAtlanta on March 14, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

This is an update to a previous article about Jekyll Island development. The fear that development may ruin the pristine environmental character of Jekyll Island would be put to rest if a […]

The Latest Setback for Rails-to-Trails is Courtesy of the US Supreme Court

By SustainAtlanta on March 11, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Yesterday, in an 8-1 decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that the federal government has no right to certain property previously used by railroad companies.  This is a major setback for advocates […]

Widening Roads Is Not Atlanta's Solution; An Argument Against Baruch Feigenbaum

By SustainAtlanta on March 9, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

A couple weeks ago Baruch Feigenbaum of the Reason Foundation posted an opinion piece in the AJC calling for the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to focus transportation funding on efforts to reduce […]

The Georgia Senate Likes Environmental Buffer Zones as Does the US Supreme Court

By SustainAtlanta on February 23, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

A proposed bill by Georgia state senator Steve Gooch aims to give local governments more control over land use regulation.  Senator Gooch introduced a bill last month that would allow local governments to submit […]

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