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State lowers No Burn Order to Fire Alert status for North Alabama

MONTGOMERY -- With rain again bringing relief for many of Alabama’s wildland firefighters, the Alabama Forestry Commission is easing fire restrictions across much of the...

Huntsville Environmental Sustainability Commission to ‘leave a better city for kids, grandkids’

HUNTSVILLE – With major growth in population, business and ongoing construction projects that seem to be everywhere in the city these days, the mayor...

Huntsville fire chief issues no burn order: ‘We’re sitting on a powder keg’

HUNTSVILLE – No means no. No open fire pits, no lighting piles of brush, no campfires. Outdoor burning is strictly prohibited in Alabama. Even though...

Huntsville volunteers invited to Tree Planting Day

HUNTSVILLE – The Green Team will be in action Saturday, spearheading Mayor Tommy Battle’s annual Tree Planting Day event designed to grow community goodwill...

UAH student team wins EPA grant for drinking water research

HUNTSVILLE  – A student team from the University of Alabama in Huntsville won a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a...

Tourism officials to organize cleanup on Wheeler Lake

DECATUR – The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, Decatur Morgan County Tourism, Hampton Inn Madison Huntsville Airport and Kayak Bass Fishing owner/CEO Chad Hoover...

UAH-made sensors provide data in Gulf State Park prescribed-burn decision

HUNTSVILLE – Real-time data from soil moisture sensors built at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Earth System Science Center played a key role...

Land Trust, UNA partnership enhances experiential learning

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama and the Land Trust of North Alabama, based in Huntsville, have partnered to provide pathways for collaboration...

GeoCue Drone LiDAR used to design coal conveyor belt

HUNTSVILLE -- McGehee Engineering is using Drone LiDAR from Huntsville’s GeoCue to assist in the design of a coal conveyor belt. McGehee Engineering found its...

Huntsville seeks nominations for Air Pollution Control awards

HUNTSVILLE – Time to breathe in the clean air and nominate local businesses or industries considered good stewards of the environment. Huntsville’s Air Pollution Control...