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Ledbetters Get Approval For Channeling Of Burwell Creek Near Riverside

Posted under Business Development, Environment, Business, Water, Wildlife on July 24th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Rome’s River Development committee got a ride on the rivers Thursday morning while an infomercial for the Roman Holiday was being filmed Thursday.
Environmental Services director Eric Lindberg told the passengers that a permit has been issued for the relocation and channeling of Burwell Creek on the east side of Riverside Parkway. Rome’s […]

Plastic, Cardboard Recycled… Someone Snags Aluminum

Posted under Environment on July 7th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Romans recycled more than 170 pounds of plastic and over 35 pounds of corrugated cardboard at Ridge Ferry Park and Bridgepoint Plaza over the weekend.
Mary Hardin Thornton, Director of the Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful office said that someone beat her crew to the bins to collect all of the aluminum cans that were recycled.
She added, […]

Rome Nets $400,000 for Contaminated Sites

Posted under City of Rome, Environment on May 13th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Rome received money from the EPA to identify areas that need environmental remediation. There is a chance for additional funding if more sites are identified.
Russ Wright, the Deputy Regional Administrator in the southeast said the city of Rome will use half of the $400,00 to explore sites like the O’Neil Manufacturing off […]

Bartow Seeking Consent Order for Illegal Dump

Posted under Environment, Bartow County on April 30th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Bartow County officials are working with the Georgia EPD on potential consent agreements that will result in the clean up of the largest illegal dump site in Bartow County.
County Attorney Peter Olsenand Russell Nix of the EPD have each confirmed that consent agreements are in the works, but the deals may be vastly different.

CRBI To Hold Conasauga River Paddle

Posted under Environment on April 30th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

The Coosa River Basin Initiative’s Gordon County-based chapter organization, the New Echota Rivers Alliance (NERA), will host a canoe/kayak trip down the Conasauga River In Whitfield County May 10. This four hour paddle will take participants down part of what is considered one of the most biologically diverse rivers in North America.
The Conasauga has receive […]

River Days Nature Walks Continue Saturday at the Blacks Bluff Nature Conservancy

Posted under Environment on April 22nd, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Discover more of Georgia’s Rome this weekend by participating in a free guided walking tour of the Blacks Bluff Nature Preserve. Participants will learn of unique and beautiful plants, explore a cave, discover bird calling, and hear an overall history of the area along this pristine Nature Conservancy Trail.
The walk will begin at 10:00am on […]

Flex Fuel Vehicles Offered to Public Officials During Earth Week

Posted under Environment on April 21st, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Mayor Wright Bagby and Chairman Jerry Jennings will be driving flex fuel vehicles through Thursday to mark Earth Week.
During a press conference Monday at the Coosa Valley RDC, Charysse Stephens with the Georgia Clean Cities campaign said the availability of blended fuels will be increasing in NW Georgia thanks to a couple of large grants […]

Midwest Earthquake Felt Throughout North Georgia

Posted under Environment, Nature, Outdoors/Nature on April 18th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings0 comments

By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
An early morning earthquake left people baffled and amazed after they found that it was located in the Midwest Friday Morning.
The quake, a 5.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was centered six miles from West Salem, Illinois and 66 miles from Evansville, Indiana and was felt in such distant cities as […]

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