The specialty rosin and polyterpene resins facility that once stood several stories tall at Pinova is now an empty space in the middle of the 152-acre facility surrounded by what seems to be arbitrary piles of rubble.

Haunted by decades of industrial pollution, a coastal community in Georgia has partnered with Rollins researchers in hopes of shedding light on the toxic substances hidden in their midst.

Five events are planned to celebrate Earth Day in four days, ranging from a pizzeria fundraiser to a centennial celebration for a local park.

The EPA was in town Thursday for a community meeting to update the community on both projects. Both are moving slowly because there is a lot of work to do, and it needs to be done properly, said Angela Miller, community involvement coordinator for the EPA.

In Savannah, ardent recyclers were frustrated by the suspension of a popular program. And in Brunswick, Glynn Environmental Coalition shows us around the area’s Superfund sites.

No sign tells you you’ve arrived at a Superfund site, but Rachael Thompson, the executive director of Glynn Environmental Coalition knows the four Brunswick-area ones well and regularly takes curious local citizens on tours of them.

Staff from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will update the Brunswick community on the completion of the marsh cleanup activities at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site and the progress of the outfall ditch cleanup at the Terry Creek Superfund Site at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Howard Coffin Park, 1402 Sonny Miller Way, Brunswick. 

The Cain Reverter stems from the 2016 lawsuit brought by plaintiffs Glynn Environment Coalition and Jane Fraser alleging that Glynn County did not have the right to convey the Twitty Park property, at Frederica and Sea Island Roads, to Sea Island in 1982.

As cleanup at some of Coastal Georgia toxic sites progress, Emory research team is investigating pollution exposure in the city.

Superfund sites in the Brunswick area that were shut down decades ago are still wreaking environmental havoc today.

You may remember the fire at the Pinova resin plant in Brunswick last year. The plant is now closed, but it’s one of many chemical plants that have existed in Brunswick dating back to the 1920s – several of which have caused environmental concerns – and problems for nearby residents.

During what was billed as a community dialog, Emory University researchers returned to Brunswick last week (Wednesday, Jan. 16) to answer residents' questions about the chemicals in their blood.

During what was billed as a community dialog, Emory University researchers returned to Brunswick last week (Wednesday, Jan. 16) to answer residents' questions about the chemicals in their blood.

A new series offered by Glynn Environmental Coalition aims to provide a resource for residents seeking a better understanding of the four hazardous waste sites in Glynn County.

A study of chemical exposure in Brunswick had already revealed elevated blood levels of pollutants including PCBs. But at a community meeting Tuesday Emory toxicologist Prinn Panuwet still drew applause for his succinct summary of the study’s importance.

Environmental justice for the Golden Isles after years of contamination from four of the state’s 20 federal Superfund sites will only come with a dedicated and lengthy community effort.

Researchers investigating decades of exposure of coastal residents to toxic
manufacturing chemicals shared new, early findings with the public at a community meeting Tuesday night in Brunswick.

“Within operable unit two, the EPA is phasing the cleanup, so they want to address the cell building area first because primarily that is the source area for the majority of the mercury,” said Rachael Thompson, executive director of the Glynn Environmental Coalition.