Finally. Prodded by the fact that metro Atlanta stands on the brink of losing a major water source, Gov. Sonny Perdue is pushing a water supply conservation legislation. But most of the bill’s measures wouldn’t take effect until more than two years from now. And — in deference to the usual special interests that hold sway [...]

A federal appeals court panel agreed Wednesday that Georgia should be allowed to appeal a trial court ruling that could severely restrict metro Atlanta’s access to water from Lake Lanier. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson ruled in July that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers never had been authorized to allocate water from the lake [...]

Does anyone else find it surreal that Gwinnett leaders unveiled a plan to lure 36,000 jobs to the county a week after a federal judge threatened to solder shut its water spigot? Gwinnett long has been Exhibit A in the case against metro Atlanta for cognitive dissonance toward environmental reality. Too much traffic congestion? Spread subdvisions [...]