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…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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