Source: https://www.ajc.com/, June 7, 2023
By: Drew Kann

A jury has already awarded $135 million to a Southwest Georgia couple whose lake was choked by muddy runoff from a massive solar installation next door. Now the federal judge who heard the case has ordered the companies behind the project to halt any further releases — or face potential penalties.

While the companies are disputing the jury’s award, U.S. District Court Judge Clay D. Land ordered Monday that they take immediate steps to return sediment flows to levels that existed before the 100-megawatt solar array was built. Read more.