A report this week from WebMD and Georgia Health News revealed that the state contains three census tracts, aka neighborhoods of 2,500 to 8,000 people, that the EPA has identified as having higher cancer risks because of a toxic gas called ethylene oxide. Two of those tracts are in Cobb County near Smyrna, where a plant from a company named Sterigenics has been found to emit high levels of the chemical, which has been linked to cancer. Citizens naturally were outraged by the news, holding town halls and urging public officials to take action. State Sen. Jen Jordan (D-Smyrna) said she has talked to Sterigenics president Philip MacNabb, who is working to install new pollution control technology at his Cobb plant. That’s hardly a victory for Smyrna residents though who may have been breathing in toxic fumes for years – this shocking revelation has the county’s ship DRIFTING…
Fani Willis to skip Senate hearing
Attorneys for Fulton Co. District Attorney Fani Willis say she plans to ignore a pair of subpoenas and skip a scheduled Georgia Senate special committee hearing later today. The move will no doubt enrage GOP lawmakers and set up a courtroom battle, likely in the Georgia Court of Appeals over the legality of Legislature-ordered subpoenas, with Willis’ attorneys arguing they are void because they were issued after the 2024 legislative session. The legal battle leaves Willis and the Georgia Senators investigating her DRIFTING…
