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Southern Co. CEO defends Miss. power project

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:06:02 -0400

PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia - The head of Southern Co. called the decision to write off $540 million in extra costs on a Mississippi power plant "a bitter pill for us to swallow," but he defended the project Wednesday as a long-term investment for the large utility.

Ocala man dies when storm topples tree on car

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:09 -0400

OCALA, Florida - Police say a 28-year-old Ocala man died when a large oak tree fell on his vehicle during a thunderstorm.

Tuned: Look out, Nicki Minaj, Sam Amidon may cover you...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:37 -0400

By CHUCK CAMPBELL - "BRIGHT SUNNY SOUTH," Sam Amidon (Nonesuch)

Conservationists sue feds over Big Cypress trails

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:30 -0400

FORT MYERS, Florida - Environmental groups are suing the National Park Service over a series of off-road vehicle trails in the Big Cypress National Preserve in southwest Florida.

Southern Colorado bracing for beetle damage

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:01:45 -0400

PUEBLO, Colorado - A spruce beetle infestation that has killed about 380,000 acres of trees on the Rio Grande National Forest is expected to cause quick runoffs from snowpack this year.

Worcester photos capture Quabbin's lost memories

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:04:36 -0400

WORCESTER, Massachusetts - At 12:01 a.m. April 28, 1938, the Central/Western Massachusetts towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott were officially "dis-incorporated" - or ceased to exist to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir.

Flooding downs trees and power lines in western NC

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:50:18 -0400

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - At least one person has died as heavy rain and wind pounded western North Carolina, downing trees and power lines and delaying or closing schools in some counties.

Crews plant trees on Ariz. forest scarred by fire

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:13:39 -0400

FREDONIA, Arizona - Crews have planted more than 100,000 ponderosa pine seedlings on parts of a northern Arizona forest scarred by wildfire.

Eastern Ky. cabin getting new wood shake roof

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:09:11 -0400

SLADE, Kentucky - A historic cabin nestled in the hills of the Daniel Boone National Forest is getting new life thanks to a project to replace its wood shake roof with handmade white oak shakes.

Historic Tacoma totem pole in danger of falling

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:59:07 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - A 110-year-old carved cedar pole known as the Tacoma Totem Pole is rotting and in danger of falling, so officials are trying to decide how to save it.

Franklin students leave their mark on garden

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:02:31 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - About a quarter-mile from Franklin Community High School, a small slice of Japanese culture is being cultivated.

White Pine County man fined $4,000 for killing elk

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:14:32 -0400

ELY, Nevada - A 35-year-old White Pine County man has pleaded guilty to one count of illegal possession of a big game animal after he shot an elk in an area where he did not have a hunting tag.

Bill would grant more leeway in toppling trees

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:57:46 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - In 2011, a 57-foot pecan tree on private land in downtown Austin became a symbol of the good and bad of Austin's tree-protection rules, depending on your point of view.

Bills would expand Yosemite National Park slightly

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:28:26 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - More than a century ago John Muir argued that Congress should include a wildlife corridor with stunning vistas of the Merced River in the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. He lost to timber interests.

Meetings to teach residents about Sudden Oak Death

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:08:31 -0400

BERKELEY, California - Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, will help Northern California residents identify and treat Sudden Oak Death, a disease that quickly kills trees that can take hundreds of years to grow.

Group kicks off planting of ancient tree clones

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:08:16 -0400

COPEMISH, Michigan - A team led by a nurseryman from northern Michigan and his sons has raced against time for two decades, snipping branches from some of the world's biggest and most durable trees with plans to produce clones that could restore ancient forests and help fight climate change.