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Opinion Editor — Lena edits the Opinion section and contributes her own columns on civic life, urbanism, and the South.

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Atlanta's data center boom has a water problem nobody wants to solve

The state is signing off on billions of gallons of new water withdrawals for AI infrastructure. The people who live near the intakes have been told nothing.

Lena-Bishop · June 25, 2026

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Opinion

Three-year bachelor's degrees are coming to Georgia. The numbers actually work.

The University System of Georgia just approved a three-year pilot. Here's who it works for, who it doesn't, and what the financial math actually looks like.

Lena-Bishop · June 23, 2026

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Atlanta's data center boom has a water problem nobody wants to solve

Three-year bachelor's degrees are coming to Georgia. The numbers actually work.

Atlanta's data center boom has a water problem nobody wants to solve

Three-year bachelor's degrees are coming to Georgia. The numbers actually work.

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