AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoData Center Oversight: McIntosh County now requires special-use permits for potential data centers, giving officials more say over noise, water and power impacts. No applications are pending. Atlanta Research: Shriners Children’s has broken ground on a $153 million pediatric research institute, a major new investment in the city’s medical research capacity. Georgia Tech Innovation: Aerospace engineering student Tomas Salvo says his jet-powered model aircraft reached 491 mph; the speed claim has not been independently verified. Water Quality: PFAS were detected at all 20 Georgia waterways tested in a new report, though the limited sample does not establish contamination statewide. Flood Resilience: Savannah residents’ reports of repeated flooding exposed gaps in FEMA maps used to guide engineering and federal mitigation funding.
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