The Georgia Public Policy Foundation's Environmental Initiative seeks to provide policy makers with objective facts on these issues and innovative solutions to meeting these challenges and maintaining our quality of life for future generations of Georgians. Environmental Policy Links - Sources of data, research and opinion. Environmental Policy Experts - Experts in various areas who have performed research for the Foundation. The report uses government data to present trend lines and analysis showing the progress in air quality, water quality, natural resources, land use, solid waste and other categories over the last twenty years. The purpose of the report is to counter public misperceptions about the state of Georgia's environment, and to hopefully show that in almost every environmental category, quality is improving.
Experience says no.
Water Resources Georgia faces two issues regarding the allocation of its water resources. First, the state continues to negotiate water rights with Alabama and Florida. Second, saltwater intrusion into the Floridian Aquifer currently threatens water supply to Southeast Georgia. This approach, similar to the emission trading rights in the Clean Air Act, protects the long-term supply of water while balancing the needs of competing water interests. Another equally important issue is water quality.