South River Watershed Alliance, Inc. v. City of Atlanta et al

  1. April 01, 2025

    Atlanta Settles Enviro Group's Suit Over 'Cop City' Site

    The city of Atlanta has agreed to settle an environmental group's legal challenge to the construction of its controversial police training center complex, reaching a deal Monday that includes $70,000 in attorney fees for the group and future water quality monitoring.

  2. January 18, 2024

    Judge Denies Bid To Halt 'Cop City' Over Pollution Claims

    A Georgia federal judge is refusing to block Atlanta's construction of a controversial law enforcement training facility dubbed "Cop City" over claims it's polluting a local stream, holding that the city has put forward enough evidence for now to suggest it is complying with permit terms.

  3. October 10, 2023

    River Group Fights To Keep Ga. 'Cop City' Pollution Suit Alive

    The South River Watershed Alliance is urging a Georgia federal judge to reject a bid by the city of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation to dismiss its Clean Water Act suit aiming to stop construction of a controversial law enforcement training center dubbed "Cop City."

  4. September 22, 2023

    Atlanta Wants River Group's 'Cop City' Challenge Tossed

    The city of Atlanta and its police foundation have asked a Georgia federal court to either dismiss or abstain from hearing a Clean Water Act suit brought against them by an environmental group over the construction of the $90 million "Cop City" law enforcement training complex.

  5. September 07, 2023

    Atlanta Fights River Group's Bid To Stop 'Cop City' Build

    The city of Atlanta and its police foundation have urged a Georgia federal court to reject an environmental group's bid to halt construction of the $90 million "Cop City" training complex, saying a delay would cost almost $90,000 daily and increase the likelihood of sediment runoff.

  6. August 25, 2023

    'Cop City' Construction Must Stop, Ga. River Group Says

    An ecological restoration organization has asked an Atlanta federal judge for an injunction halting construction on a massive law enforcement training facility that critics have dubbed "Cop City," arguing that sediment from the build site poses a threat to wildlife in a nearby creek in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

  7. August 03, 2023

    River Group Blames Creek Pollution On Atlanta's 'Cop City'

    Land clearing for Atlanta's "cop city" police training complex has polluted a nearby stream, according to a local environmental group that wants a federal judge to make the city stop spilling sediment from the site.