On the Monday, Feb. 12 edition of Georgia Today: A new mine may be coming to the Okefenokee; police raid the home of an opponent of Atlanta's public safety training center; and R&B star Usher centers Atlanta culture at his Super Bowl halftime show.
Not long after receiving its first passing grade for ozone pollution from the American Lung Association, Fulton County is one of five Georgia counties that need to reduce soot in the air because the Environmental Protection Agency finalized stronger standards.
The EPA made life-saving updates to air pollution controls, but health organizations had asked for stronger measures to be taken that were claimed to save even more lives - the requests were denied.
Physicians, Nurses and Other Health Professionals Urge EPA To Quickly Release Stronger Pollution Standards kptv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kptv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.