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Hearing held on coal ash disposal

DENVER (AP) — A public hearing on whether the Environmental Protection Agency should regulate coal ash disposal under rules for hazardous waste has drawn more than 100 speakers.

September 03, 2010

City battles tree-killing bug

Jamestown is one of nine North Dakota cities posting fliers in town to draw attention to the emerald ash borer and its potential to devastate ash trees in the state.

By By Sun Staff , June 09, 2010

Ash trees sporting posters and ribbons on Fargo’s 17th Avenue South are examples of the thousands citywide that could die and be cut down if the emerald ash borer beetle reaches the metro area.

By By Helmut Schmidt , Forum Communications Co. , June 05, 2010

EAB battle: State group continues work on response plan for emerald ash borer

A working group of federal, state and local officials concerned with the emerald ash borer and its possible spread into North Dakota met in Jamestown Thursday. The group is in the process of developing a response plan if the insect’s migration continues and impacts trees in the state. “We’re really looking at when not, if,” said David Nelson, state entomologist. “It is hard to tell when, if we’re lucky it could be years.”

By Keith Norman , May 14, 2010

Airline losses climb over $1 billion

Airline losses from the volcanic ash cloud climbed above $1 billion Monday, and the industry demanded compensation from the European Union as officials agreed to let flights resume on a limited basis.

April 20, 2010

European airlines press to end flight ban

Major airlines that sent test flights into European air space found no damage Sunday from the volcanic ash that has paralyzed aviation over the continent, raising pressure on governments to ease restrictions that have thrown global travel and commerce into chaos.

By By Arthur Max, The Associated Press , April 19, 2010

Ash halts flights

An enormous ash cloud from a remote Icelandic volcano caused the biggest flight disruption since the 2001 terrorist attacks as it drifted over northern Europe and stranded travelers on six continents. Officials said it could take days for the skies to become safe again in one of aviation’s most congested areas.

By By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press , April 16, 2010

Plan being formulated to save ash trees here

As snow here covers nearly 10,000 ash trees in the dead of winter, City Forester Vern Quam and other officials in the state are formulating plans to save them from an insect that fits on a fingernail. The emerald ash borer is a tiny, metallic-green Asian beetle poised to destroy legions of ash trees across the U.S.

By Ben Rodgers , January 21, 2010

Designating coal ash hazardous worries North Dakota power plants

Al Christianson feels like his company dodged a bullet, but the gun might still be loaded. Christianson heads up byproduct development for Great River Energy, which operates coal-fired power plants near Underwood and Stanton. The plants produce more than 1 million tons of coal waste every year, so it was good news recently when the federal Environmental Protection Agency said it will delay deciding whether the waste will be newly classified as hazardous.

By By Lauren Donovan, Bismarck Tribune , January 04, 2010

Fargo replacing ash trees ahead of borer

The Fargo Park Board has voted to begin replacing 4,800 ash trees to prepare for an expected invasion of the emerald ash borer.

December 14, 2009

Scientists race to prevent ash tree’s extinction

Mark Widrlechner is out to save a species from extinction. It’s the native ash tree, and although it provides $25 billion worth of timber and decorates backyards across North America, an unstoppable bug has slowly killed millions of trees in 13 states and could cause the species’ ultimate demise — unless Widrlechner is successful.

By By Melanie S. Welte, The Associated Press , October 09, 2009

Officials expect N.D. will have emerald ash borer

An emerald ash borer is small enough to fit on a fingernail, but is destructive enough to wipe out an entire species of tree. It’s headed this way.

By Ben Rodgers , July 06, 2009

Ash leaves drop in cool weather

Cool weather is raising havoc with ash trees in the region.

June 09, 2009

Fargo worried about ash trees

Fargo officials are worried about the westward march of an invasive beetle that destroys ash trees. City Forester Scott Liudahl said nearly 19,000 of Fargo’s street trees are ash. They’re valued at more than $15 million.

April 20, 2009

Researcher: Coal ash can be used safely

Research-ers at the University of North Dakota, who have been studying coal ash for decades, hope a billion-gallon sludge spill in Tennessee won’t set back efforts to promote the ash as an environmentally friendly product.

By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , January 10, 2009