HUNTSVILLE – Researchers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville have partnered with the Alabama Forestry Commission and NASA’s FireSense initiative to study prescribed burns in the Geneva National Forest in South Alabama. The […]

HUNTSVILLE — The City of Huntsville’s Air Pollution Control Board wants to recognize businesses that have taken voluntary steps to protect the air quality of Huntsville and beyond by reducing […]

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Paresh Samantaray, an assistant professor of chemical and materials engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has won a National Academies Early-Career Research Fellowship to study […]

AUBURN — As the California wildfires continue to rage and wreak havoc, citizens, landowners and forestry experts throughout the country are looking to learn from the situation. Auburn University’s Heather […]

HUNTSVILLE – Toyota Alabama’s engine plant in north Huntsville is a driver of the local economy. And now it is a driver for clean energy with its 168-acre solar farm […]

TUSCALOOSA — The University of Alabama’s Global Water Security Center will receive $11.5 million in funding over the next two years from the U.S. Department of Defense to enhance its crucial […]

HUNTSVILLE — Blevins Gap Nature Preserve, one of the most visited preserves in North Alabama, now offers another reason to enjoy this popular gathering space. Land Trust of North Alabama […]

GULF SHORES — Paving projects in north Alabama state parks were cited when three state agencies received a national award for partnering to promote the innovative use of recycled tires. […]

CULLMAN – Several full-sized pick-up trucks — including an all-electric 2024 Chevy Silverado – will hum into Cullman this weekend for a unique tailgating event that includes college football’s most-popular […]

HUNTSVILLE — Land Trust of North Alabama is helping ensure Huntsville’s Green Mountain remains … green. Named for Danish cabinet maker and carpenter Charles Green, who built a cabin on […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants from the Alabama Recycling Fund to cities, counties, agencies and nonprofits across the state […]

GADSDEN — Monarch Waste Technologies, a Dallas-based provider of high temperature medical waste destruction solutions, has opened a pyrolysis facility in Gadsden. This cutting-edge facility is the most technologically advanced […]

FLORENCE — The Army Corps of Engineers will host public meetings in Florence and online this month to discuss a pilot project designed to manage and prevent the spread of […]

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville’s Green Team is sponsoring two events Saturday, one in a historic district near downtown and another at the popular Hays Nature Preserve in Owens […]

HUNTSVILLE — Residents in three north Alabama cities concerned about potential environmental hazards in three corridors have four years to pitch for funding to ease worries. Top of Alabama Regional […]

HUNTSVILLE – Once greenhorns perhaps when it came to environmental issues, a collection of local students are now practically veterans in the subject. Last week, the City of Huntsville Green […]

HUNTSVILLE – Planet vs. Plastic is the theme for this year’s Earth Week that starts today, but locally another environmental focus will be transportation mode. For the global Earth Day, […]

ROGERSVILLE – Officials with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management cut a ceremonial ribbon Friday for resurfaced roads at Joe Wheeler State […]

BIRMINGHAM – More electric vehicle models are available than ever before, from full-sized pick-up trucks to sedans, SUVs and sleek sports cars. EV owners associated with local chapters of Drive […]

HUNTSVILLE – As the colors of winter continue to give way to a new season and the transformation signaling new beginnings, the Huntsville Green Team is springing into action. April […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Animal Services is urging the public not to pick up owls they find on the ground.   Last week, the department that serves Madison County posted on social media […]

HUNTSVILLE – An environmentally aware bird in the 1970s named Woodsy Owl famously urged Americans to “Give a hoot! Don’t pollute.’’ Another raptor of the same family, Mr. Owl once […]

HUNTSVILLE – City officials have a request for residents — volunteer Saturday to work with the environmental group to “Keep Huntsville beautiful and green.” Volunteers can pitch in at two […]

MONTGOMERY – A steady flow of water through the pipes is an essential practice when temperatures drop below freezing, a rare event in the South but a nonetheless occasional occurrence, […]