AJC Investigations

Nurses concerned about Georgia medical board’s announcement on IV clinics

A move by the Georgia Medical Board to protect patients seeking care at the growing number of IV therapy clinics across the state leads to a backlash from nurses.

RISKY MEDICINE

Welcome to Georgia, where questionable therapies flourish with little oversight

Hundreds of Georgia wellness clinics promote unproven treatments with little oversight from one of the nation’s weakest medical boards, an AJC investigation found.

RISKY MEDICINE

Tennessee cracked down on a questionable therapy. Georgia gave its doctors a home.

Two doctors ran afoul of the DOJ after moving to Georgia from Tennessee so they could use chelation, a treatment for removing heavy metals, as a cure-all and billed Medicare.

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AJC INVESTIGATION

Inside America’s carpet capital: an empire and its toxic legacy

How covering the world in carpet came with a cost no one wants to pay.

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WATCH ONLINE

Watch the FRONTLINE (PBS) documentary on the investigation

“Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy,” an investigation in partnership with the AJC, AP, AL.com and The Post & Courier

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From AL.com: Georgia carpet empire’s forever chemicals polluted Alabama drinking water

Residents in Gadsden, other Alabama communities downstream blame Dalton’s carpet capital for contaminated water.

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Read the full investigative report and previous AJC coverage

In 'Forever Stained,' The AJC partnered with four other newsrooms to report on forever chemicals and the carpet industry.

More Investigations
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson at his election night watch party for the 2026 Georgia primary elections

Landscaper gets second chance at benefits in case against Rick Jackson

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Northwest Georgia voters want accountability from ‘forever chemicals’ polluters

Election 2026 Georgia Governor

A landscaper’s injury intensifies immigration talk in Georgia governor’s race

Hoschton Census

This North Georgia city is among the fastest-growing in U.S., new Census data shows

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INVESTIGATION

Mike Collins says foreign truckers make roads unsafe. His own truckers harmed motorists.

Georgia Guidestones

5 things we’ve learned so far about the Georgia Guidestones explosion

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AJC INVESTIGATION

Georgia officials watched, waited as carpet mills polluted water with toxic chemicals

GSP troopers named in investigation

GSP troopers fired after alleged scheme to profit off police chases

Georgia Innocence Project

Discovery of lost evidence is stunning twist in decades-old sex assault case

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Federal judge questions Georgia’s parole system, lets woman’s lawsuit proceed