Hurricane Helene wrought sweeping devastation across Georgia’s agricultural sector in late September, leaving an indelible mark on both the land and the people who tend it. From battered cotton fields to flattened pecan orchards, the storm’s aftermath is bringing focus to vulnerabilities in Georgia’s farming industry and the need for more robust safety nets.

University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Professor Qingguo “Jack” Huang and collaborators discovered an electrochemical process to degrade dangerous “forever chemicals” in water.