ATLANTA — An Atlanta ordinance regarding tree removal is moving forward to a full city council vote after some provisions were pruned in a committee meeting Wednesday. At the meeting, Council member ...

The Atlanta City Council could triple penalties for illegal tree removals and enacted strict preservation requirements, increasing fines to $200,000 per acre for unpermitted removals and requiring ...

After months of debate, the Atlanta City Council has approved some big changes to the city's Tree Protection Ordinance. The new changes increase the cost of tree removal and double the fine for ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council is set to review a decades-old tree ordinance, and while it’s doing so, they voted to let the Atlanta Beltline have free reign to chop down and replace trees ...

On June 16, Atlanta City Council members voted to approve a new tree protection ordinance, which, despite its title, still fails to protect trees on developing properties in our city. Atlanta suffers ...