Folks might be aware of the current problems in Georgia and throughout the Southeast because of an ongoing drought that is one of the worst experienced in the region in decades. It's a problem that might have been avoided.
It seems that former President Jimmy Carter is trying to ensure that the state continues to lack the water resources for decades to come. Actually, he's doing his best to carry on his work from when he was governor of Georgia and thwarted the construction of several dams in the state that could have helped to mitigate the current drought as well as provide power.
He's working with environmentalists and NIMBY types to oppose planning for dams along the Flint River. They opposed construction of dams that might have provided water that would feed the explosive growth around Atlanta and wouldn't necessarily rely on rivers that feed neighboring states that are also experiencing drought conditions, Alabama and Florida.
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