...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts between 35 and 40
mph.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
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ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revoke a permit the state issued last year for a coal ash pond closure project at Plant Hammond.
According to the SELC, the permit issued last fall by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) allows toxic coal ash to remain in contact with groundwater at the Georgia Power plant near Rome in violation of a federal rule adopted in 2015.
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