CleanGeorgia.org
Title
Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest
Contact
- Georgia Center For Law In The Public Interest
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- Atlanta Georgia
- United States 30303
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- +1.4046593122
Description
The Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest is dedicated to preventing air and water pollution that endangers human health and degrades Georgia’s natural resources. The Georgia Center achieves these goals by providing free high quality legal and technical assistance to environmental organizations and community groups throughout Georgia. By providing these critical services, the Georgia Center succeeds in compelling government and industry to take the steps necessary to protect Georgia’s citizens and the environment. In all its work, the Georgia Center champions the belief that every Georgian, young and old, rich and poor, has the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, live in healthy communities, and enjoy our state’s natural beauty. Please read more about the Georgia Center's history, its staff, and its Board of Directors by clicking on the bolded text below.
For decades, Georgia environmental and conservation groups have prodded polluters to obey the law while also demanding that the state enforce the law more effectively. However, the protection of our resources often depends on the interpretation of complex environmental laws and regulations. Industrial polluters pay large corporate firms with fleets of lawyers and aides to protect their interests; the government is well prepared to defend its inadequate enforcement of the law with the assistance of lawyers funded by taxpayer monies. In 1992, a small group of dedicated lawyers, inspired by the essential need for a powerful public interest legal group to effectively challenge industry and government actions that have degraded Georgia's environment, launched the Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest. Please read more about the Georgia Center's history.
In order to provide high quality legal and technical assistance to Georgia’s environmental community, the Georgia Center maintains a staff of highly qualified individuals. Please read more about our staff members.
