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GEC News & Press Room

 

Our Mission
A community nonprofit organization committed to assuring a clean environment and healthy economy for citizens of Coastal Georgia.

Our Goal
Make Glynn County a safe and healthy place to live and raise our families.

Our Story: News & Releases

GEC maintains an extensive resource library and bibliography open to the public to inform their environmental health decisions. The resources include: 

News: (Recent and Earlier News) from January, 2004 to June, 2008

Press Room: GEC Press Releases and Newspaper Articles from May 15, 2000 to February 28, 2008

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News

June 3, 2008 - Clean-up of Superfund site progresses
The headline for this article should be 'exceeding expectations.' Everything is really moving along.
 
January 10, 2008 - Editorial - School soil testing needs to be done now
 Federal agency should honor request for comprehensive soil sampling and testing at Altama Elementary.
 
January 8, 2008 - School soil test still a worry 
If there is the least bit of doubt, Bobbi Gearhart hopes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will re-test soil at Altama Elementary School for toxaphene, a carcinogen. As the mother of three and president of the school's Parent-Teacher Association, she feels no stone should be left unturned when it comes to determining if the health and safety of children are at risk.

Press Room

February 21, 2010 - Fifth Annual Lipscomp Science Fair Award Won by Garrett Herrin 

March 2, 2009 - Fourth Annual Lipscomb Science Fair Award Won by Allison M. Brashear

February 12, 2009 - GEC Files Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit 
The Glynn Environmental Coalition filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the US EPA on January 16, 2009. 

February 9, 2009 - Elementary Test Scores and Toxic Air Show Link

The Glynn Environmental Coalition  matched the readings and math proficiency test scores of Glynn County elementary schools with the air ranking scores.

February 28, 2008 - Third Annual Lipscomb Science Fair Award
Won by Hailey B. Wetzel, a 16-year-old 10th grader at Glynn Academy, this is the third recipient of the annual Dr. William T. Lipscomb Science Fair Award given this past Saturday at the award ceremonies at Coastal Georgia Community College.

January 4, 2008 - EPA Responds to Dr. Bull's Request to Test Altama Elementary
Instead of resolving the uncertainty caused by the previous erroneous testing for the pesticide toxaphene at the school, which did not report all the toxic chemicals present, the EPA has requested a meeting.

November 12, 2007 - Dr. Bull Supports Efforts to Test Altama Elementary  
Glynn County Schools has joined the GEC, The Brunswick News, the Altama Elementary School PTA President, and others in requesting the EPA to follow the advice of the EPA Office of Inspector General and retest the school.  

 
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