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 ...

A long-delayed effort to revamp Atlanta’s tree ordinance took a step forward Tuesday, after a City Council committee endorsed significant updates to the “city in the forest’s” rules that are supposed ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved a proposal to overhaul the city’s tree ordinance. The ordinance will increase the cost of removing trees from $130 to $140. Fines for illegal ...

DeKalb County seniors must apply by September 12 for a program to remove threatening trees from their property.