Thank you, Michael! I grew up in the shadow of The Carter Center and thought I knew everything about President Carter -- but I learned so much from reporting this story!

10/10 Have any questions❓Let us know and we'll try to get you answers! ✅ 🔊

9/10 There are two separate efforts underway to track health effects 🏥 from the fire, if any. One is based at Georgia Tech, and community organizer Iffat Walker says another may be spearheaded by Morehouse School of Medicine.

8/10 The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is overseeing BioLab’s investigation and cleanup. But the agency said it’s mainly relying on BioLab’s own planning and data, and there’s no set deadline. ⏳

7/10 The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued a short update to its investigation last month, naming three of the main chemicals that burned during the fire. But the board’s full investigation will likely take years 🗓️ to complete.

6/10 Those are unlikely outcomes, longtime Georgia environmental attorney Donald Stack said. The court of public opinion 📢 is just as important, and residents can use social media or even a billboard saying BioLab is not welcome to pressure it to leave. 🛑

5/10 County commissioners have filed a lawsuit against BioLab that, among other things, demands the plant cease operating in Rockdale County. And some residents want the county to revoke BioLab’s business license.

4/10 Meanwhile, resident and expecting mother Krystel Boy said it’s been over a month since she applied for reimbursement for her evacuation expenses and she has not received anything from the company besides an automated email.

3/10 The deadline for applying for reimbursements 💵 for costs incurred from the fire is Dec. 31, BioLab announced this week.

2/10 Manufacturing has not resumed at the BioLab plant 🏭, company representatives said.

Judicious, not judgmental!

I mean....he knows