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High E. coli levels along Chattahoochee River force business closures after days of rain
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (402+ words) May 27, 2026 / 11:16 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Elevated E. coli levels along parts of the Chattahoochee River are forcing some businesses to temporarily shut down operations as officials continue monitoring unsafe water conditions following days of heavy rain. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper says spikes…...
Chattahoochee River fish kill linked to Atlanta flood, drought, and sewage overflow
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) May 25, 2026 / 11:21 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Officials are outlining next steps after a stormwater overflow from last Wednesday's flood killed thousands of fish in the Chattahoochee River. Experts say the damage spans about 20 miles. Jason Ulseth, the executive director of the…...
Atlanta issues boil water advisory in downtown after power failure at Hemphill Water Treatment Plant
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) May 22, 2026 / 10:18 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta The City of Atlanta is under a boil water advisory in parts of downtown after an internal power failure at the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant, according to the Department of Watershed Management. City officials said…...
Blue-green algae bloom reported in Lake Allatoona; officials say drinking water is safe
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (199+ words) May 14, 2026 / 12:33 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Cobb County officials say they are monitoring a blue-green algae bloom in Lake Allatoona that could be dangerous to residents. Authorities with the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority say the bloom, located near the Red Top…...
New floating trash trap in Metro Atlanta filters stormwater and grows native plants
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (316+ words) May 11, 2026 / 10:47 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta A Chamblee neighborhood park is home to a device catching trash, filtering stormwater and growing native plants all at once. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper installed a floating wetland trash trap at Huntley Hills Park. It is…...
Georgia utility companies urge customers make small changes to water use as drought continues
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (227+ words) April 29, 2026 / 1:26 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta A Level 1 drought is now in effect across Georgia, and while there are no mandatory restrictions yet, officials say what happens next depends on how much people conserve now. The Level 1 drought declaration applies to…...
HHS announces $144 million program to study effect of microplastics on the human body
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (512+ words) Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 3:41 PM EDT / CBS News The Department of Health and Human Services will is introducing a first-of-its-kind program to study microplastics and the effect they have on the human body, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday. "We…...
Buckhead condo tenants say they've been left without running water for nearly 3 weeks
7+ mon, 17+ hour ago (393+ words) February 13, 2026 / 6:16 PM EST / CBS Atlanta For nearly three weeks, renters of apartments in a Buckhead condominium complex say they have been living without running water, unable to shower, cook, or use a private bathroom inside their own homes. Tenants paying…...
City Schools of Decatur closing early, canceling after-school activities after water main break
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) December 1, 2025 / 10:25 AM EST / CBS Atlanta A serious water main break has caused the City Schools of Decatur to close all of its schools early on Monday. The school district said that the 36-inch water main break on Midway Road is…...
Innovative park design helps save historic Atlanta neighborhood from flooding
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (378+ words) September 25, 2025 / 7:10 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta One year after Hurricane Helene made landfall, the storm's impact is still being remembered — even 300 miles inland, where Atlanta faced widespread flooding and power outages. But one neighborhood that used to be devastated by high…...