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Rocket City celebrating Earth Month in April with two Green Team events

HUNTSVILLE – As the colors of winter continue to give way to a new season and the transformation signaling new beginnings, the Huntsville Green...

Give a hoot about owls, but don’t pick them up

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...

Give a hoot! Rocket City recognizes companies at Air Pollution Control awards 

HUNTSVILLE – An environmentally aware bird in the 1970s named Woodsy Owl famously urged Americans to “Give a hoot! Don’t pollute.’’ Another raptor of...

Huntsville Green Team seeks volunteers for Archer Park, Terry Heights cleanup

HUNTSVILLE – City officials have a request for residents -- volunteer Saturday to work with the environmental group to "Keep Huntsville beautiful and green." Volunteers...

ADEM sends reminder to stop the drip when freeze ends 

MONTGOMERY – A steady flow of water through the pipes is an essential practice when temperatures drop below freezing, a rare event in the...

Madison County residents urged to ‘save planet’ at Operation Christmas Cleanup

HUNTSVILLE – Christmas has come and gone and the time will soon come to take down the tree. The cities of Huntsville and Madison...

Giving Tuesday: Navistar awards inaugural grant to Land Trust of North Alabama

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...

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...