Georgia is navigating a busy week of weather worries, political fallout, and environmental concerns. Holiday travelers faced steady rain, fog, and slick roads across North Georgia, while flights in Atlanta saw delays. Teen GOP official Jaquan Stembridge abruptly resigned as social media accounts circulate a video alleging inappropriate online messages. A new Nature Communications study warns that rising seas could flood more than a dozen industrial sites along Georgia’s coast, raising the risk of chemical contamination for nearby communities. State regulators say Georgia Power’s plan to add 10,000 megawatts could push monthly household bills higher, and new federal limits on THC threaten the future of Georgia’s hemp industry. Meanwhile, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has opened a cutting-edge gene and cell therapy lab now running advanced trials for conditions from heart defects to leukemia.
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