Sustainable Newton

"Since March, when EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin invited polluters to apply for 'presidential exemptions' via email, President Trump has given more than 160 facilities emitting dangerous pollution a...

There is still time to compete the survey for the City of Covington, GA - Government Downtown Master Plan - Phase 2. We hope you'll weigh in and share our vision for a sustainable downtown focused...

Waist-deep water on Sunday morning forced the evacuation of apartments at the Covington Housing Authority's Alcovy Community. Extreme weather made more intense by climate change is not a distant th...

Purchase price parity between battery electric vehicles (BEV) and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles is here today in some parts of the world for certain vehicle classes. Expect to see it ...

Despite 99% consensus among climate scientists that greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are causing global warming, climate change, and extreme weather, the Trump administration has ...

With waters this warm along the FL gulf coast, we'd better hope developing tropical systems stay on the Atlantic side far from land. These temps are far worse than the warm gulf waters that powere...

For Newton County homeowners wondering if you meet the income qualifications to apply for Georgia BRIGHT's No-Cost Solar program, the table below will help. If you meet the requirement apply now a...

The Georgia BRIGHT #SolarForAll program from Capital Good Fund is now live!!! That includes the opportunity to apply for their NO COST SOLAR program, through which income-eligible homeowners can r...

In today's blog post on our Sustainable Newton website, we're republishing a piece from Yale Climate Connections about EPA plans to rescind the "endangerment finding" that enables them to regulate ...

While the #extremeheat has been replaced by cooler and much rainier here in the Southeast, the Desert Southwest is roasting this week in some of the most intense heat of this year. From Climate Ce...

The flash flooding in Covington that made TV news broadcasts on Sunday isn't the only ongoing impact from the heavy rains Newton County has received this week. Newton County Ga Government announce...

More info about the Georgia BRIGHT no-cost solar plan from their flyer.

Alongside claims from Trump officials denying linkages between fossil fuels and climate change, be sure to read this article from The Guardian summarizing widespread criticism from mainstream scien...

At the height of summer, as #extremeheat and #flashfloods put ~2/3rds of Americans at serious risk, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is seeking to declare greenhouse gases are NOT A DANGER and should n...