“We oppose Georgia-Pacific’s request to dump five million gallons of toxins into the Fenholloway River every day.”
Hope for Clean Water • J.P. Roberts Company • Southern Pipe & Supply • The Downriver Project • The Taylor County Commission
Georgia-Pacific betrayed Taylor County. But they still want to keep polluting.
Two weeks after Idalia hit, Georgia Pacific announced they would close the mill.
When Taylor County needed help, Georgia Pacific left town.
After Hurricane Idalia, everyone was struggling. Homes were being hauled away in piles. Families were hungry. Perry needed steady jobs to rebuild the community.
Georgia Pacific didn’t care. They closed the mill and killed 2,000 jobs. And they left their toxic waste lying around.
The jobs aren’t coming back. But now, the same corporate bosses want to start polluting the Fenholloway River again.
They think we’ll let them. We won’t.
The River is Getting Healthier
Ever since the paper mill stopped dumping toxins in the Fenholloway River, the water has gotten cleaner. Plants are growing again, and there’s hope for slow improvement.
But now, Georgia-Pacific wants to move their “discharge point” back to the river. They say this is because of an easement dispute over their sludge pipe—something they should have resolved years ago. That’s their problem, not ours.
Georgia-Pacific is worth $20 billion. They can find a way to handle their waste without destroying our river.
What You Can Do
The mill supported local families for six decades before Georgia Pacific took over.
We’ll never get back what Georgia-Pacific took away. But together, we can make sure that they don’t get to hurt us again.
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It’s time to take Taylor County back from Georgia-Pacific. Thank you for standing up for our future.