environment — Page 3

LISLE, Ill. — The Land Trust of North Alabama is an inaugural award recipient of Navistar’s environmental equity programs. As a part of its commitment to positively impact the workplace, […]

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 state. As of this morning, the […]

HUNTSVILLE – With major growth in population, business and ongoing construction projects that seem to be everywhere in the city these days, the mayor and his office decided to up […]

HUNTSVILLE – No means no. No open fire pits, no lighting piles of brush, no campfires. Outdoor burning is strictly prohibited in Alabama. Even though Gov. Kay Ivey issued a […]

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 as well as the city’s canopy. […]

HUNTSVILLE  – A student team from the University of Alabama in Huntsville won a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a more-efficient and lower cost water filter. […]

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 are hosting a river stewardship event […]

HUNTSVILLE – Real-time data from soil moisture sensors built at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Earth System Science Center played a key role in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s decision […]

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 between the two entities. “Two pillars […]

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 niche in Alabama’s coal mining […]

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 Board is accepting nominations through […]

EPA grant helps ADEM water projects

MONTGOMERY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has provided $52.6 million to Alabama to address “emerging contaminants” in the state’s public water systems, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced. Last […]

MOORESVILLE – Based loosely on the business reality television show “Shark Tank,” and building on the success of last year’s program, Launch2035 is accepting applications for the second annual Singing […]

Operation Christmas Cleanup set for Madison County

HUNTSVILLE – ‘Twas days after Christmas and all through the town, the trees and decorations are all coming down. But, wait! You don’t have to trash that live Christmas tree […]

Leidos awarded $334M hypersonic contract

HUNTSVILLE — Leidos has been awarded a $334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. The program, known as “Mayhem,” consists of expendable hypersonic […]

HUNTSVILLE – University of Alabama in Huntsville coastal resiliency researcher Dr. Abdullahi Salman has been named to the 2022 cohort of Early-Career Research Fellows in the Environmental Protection and Stewardship […]

HUNTSVILLE — Staff at the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors and ValleyMLS.com are flipping more than houses this year. They are flipping out about their jobs, too, with the area’s […]

TANNER – The Bocar Group, an international automotive components manufacturer, made a bold statement this week about its plans for expanding into North America by opening their first U.S.-based manufacturing […]

HUNTSVILLE — As Huntsville grows, city leaders are focused on long-term gains for people who live, work and play in the community. This includes a watchful eye on Huntsville’s natural […]