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…
ICE operation catches criminals
During the Biden administration illegal immigrants overwhelmed systems ranging from healthcare to schools. Illegal alien street gangs flourished. Now, though, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the results of an enhanced immigration enforcement operation throughout Georgia. “Operation Safe Community” yielded 1,226 immigration arrests in recent weeks. Of those individuals who snuck across our borders, 720 had been convicted or charged with crimes in the U.S. According to ICE, the criminal histories of the arrested aliens include sex crimes, crimes against children, aggravated assault, assault and battery, drug crimes, lewd and lascivious acts, weapons crimes and burglary. Incarceration and deportation of Georgia’s illegal immigrants are RISING…
