Alabama Green News

Now that Thanksgiving is taken care of, let the Christmas preparations begin in earnest. If picking out a Christmas tree is part of your family's post-Thanksgiving tradition, here is a list of some locations where fresh trees are available: n...

Habitat conditions excellent, with flooded native plants on units and uncut soybean fields on the management area...Hunting activity high on weekends, but light during weekdays...Bird movement continues to increase with every frontal passage...Duck numbers: mallard 100; green-winged teal...

We're saying that's very unlikely," said Michael Brett, a UW professor of civil and environmental engineering. The new research shows that algae are necessary ingredients for healthy zooplankton, the animals at the base of the aquatic food web. Brett's lab...

Heavy rains have made for a banner year for Christmas tree growers. �It worked out great,� said Billy Gandy, owner of Gandy�s Christmas Tree Farm at the end of Union Road near Vance. �We�ve probably got the prettiest trees we�ve...

An environmental attorney has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to order a massive landfill in Alabama's Perry County to stop receiving coal ash from Tennessee until it has a state permit to discharge liquid waste into the treatment plant...

Federal agriculture authorities have declared disaster areas in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee due to crop losses from a combination of severe spring and fall flooding and summer drought. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the declaration will...

The state Agriculture Department has converted 11 vehicles to propane and will conduct a three-year study to compare them to other department vehicles that use gasoline. Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks said Monday the study will examine fuel efficiency and cost...

Updated 21 minutes ago Holiday season house fires kill more than 400 people and injure another 1,650 nationally each year, according to the U.S...The hope is none of those deaths or injuries happens on Sand Mountain during the upcoming holiday...

A small earthquake hit DeKalb County early today, the U.S...This is the smallest of the 11 quakes reported so far in Alabama this year. Fort Payne Police and DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said no one called to report the quake,...

Alagasco kicked off it's tree planting program in Tuscaloosa on Friday morning by planting a Cherry Tree at University Place Elementary School. The "Plant a Tree in 3 Clicks" campaign asks customers to fill out a 3 question on-line survey,...