Environmental News For The Week Ending 23May 2019
This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately:
Covid totals continue to fall, both in the US and worldwide. New US cases during the week ending May 22nd were down 22.0% from those testing positive during the week ending May 15th, and down 64.2% from our mid-April surge high; this week s new cases were also the lowest for a 7 day period since that ending June 19th of last year. US deaths attributed to Covid this week were down 7.1% from the prior week, and less than a sixth of the death rate during the peak weeks of January. US Covid deaths were also the lowest since t
Athens Utilities Linemen see a lot of support after long week tackling outages
How the snow and ice is impacting Limestone County By Caroline Klapp | February 18, 2021 at 9:23 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 10:47 PM
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - After days of battling power outages in Limestone County, outages are down to just two customers as of Thursday night.
But it took a big crew of linemen to make that happen.
From over 4,400 people down to just two, linemen in Limestone County have been working tirelessly for days to get these outage numbers down and the lights back on.
“The last week we’ve been pretty busy, we’ve had a lot of outages, lot of down lines, broke polls and then the road conditions have gotten pretty bad so, it’s been rough on us as well,” Mario Stover said.
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Athens Main Street was given $11,000 to help fund family-friendly holiday events like the Christmas Open House and Sippin Cider.
âFor our local merchants, holiday sales constitute 40 percent of their yearly revenue, and these (holiday) activities also encourage people to shop and eat local while they are enjoying the events downtown,â Athens Main Street Director Tere Richardson wrote in her application.
The Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives was granted $3,000.
âThe museum develops and maintains the preservation of archives and artifacts that exemplify the achievements and memories of armed forces veterans,â Hollman said. âThe museum also offers programs for veterans and the public, such as patriotic programs, Coffee Call, etc.â
The Tennessee Valley Authority recently announced a second round of Cares funding for non-profit agencies. TVA partnered with local power companies like Athens Utilities to provide these funds to support local initiatives that benefit communities.
For this second round, TVA allocated $20,000 for Limestone County, and Athens Utilities allocated $20,000 from the Electric Department’s marketing budget for a total of $40,000. TVA and Athens Utilities also allocated $20,000 each during the first round of TVA Cares funding distributed in May.
“These agencies make a difference in the lives of our citizens, and I am glad we can join TVA in supporting their work,” Athens Electric Department Manager Blair Davis said.