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A Cumberland County man says hes frustrated after a tree on Norfolk Southerns property fell on his house last month, as the company is refusing to help pay for the costs of the damage and tree removal.

Michael Eby said hed been concerned about the trees that are few feet from his house and had asked the railway company to remove them.

These large trees here that are overhanging this cliff. And, some are looking somewhat rotted too, that they could just fall at any moment if we get one of these large snowstorms, said Eby.

On Feb. 5, Eby said he got a call from the tenant living in the home he owns on Market Street in Wormleysburg. A tree had fallen on the roof, causing an electrical wire to fall.

Emergency crews actually made her come out the front door, but made her crawl down backwards down the stairs under the live wire, said Eby.

The tenant was fine. So, soon after, Eby said he contacted Norfolk Southern to see what the company would do about removing the tree and helping him to pay for the damage.

Eby said a claims adjuster told him, Theyre going to deny the claim because it was weather-related. And, they consider it unforeseen, and they dont have any legal liability.

Norfolk Southern spokesman David Pidgeon declined to comment to FOX43, saying the company doesnt discuss individual claims.

Eby reached out to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Jennifer Kocher, a spokeswoman for the commission, said her agency cant force Norfolk Southern to do anything, as the none of the trees near Ebys home are impacting the safety of the rail line itself.

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The aggressive utility tree trimming that has begun in towns across the state has been put on hold by regulators until they complete their ongoing investigation of the practice.

"We need a time out to balance competing needs," Arthur H. House, chairman of the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, said in a written statement.

"One as established by law is Connecticut's demonstrated need for more aggressive tree trimming to secure the reliability of vital utility services. The second need, especially articulated by communities in the New Haven and Hamden areas, is to avoid unnecessary eradication of trees and instead proceed with selective trimming."

Regulators asked Tuesday for Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating to voluntarily curtail their enhanced tree trimming and enhanced tree removal, though they do not want to limit routine trimming.

Enhanced tree trimming, an approach to roadside vegetation adopted by both electric utilities after major storms in recent years, has come under fire by residents across the state who say the policy is too indiscriminate toward healthy trees and does little to manage the roadside forest in a sustainable way.

Utility executives say that the strong policy is needed to protect the state's electric distribution system, and that changes to allow more trees near power lines would result in increased risk of outages during storms. The enhanced trimming, enabled by a recent law, allows utilities to cut back branches or remove whole trees within 8 feet of utility poles or wires, all the way from the ground to the sky.

News of the moratorium follows weeks of public hearings on the policies of Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating.

"It's a good development, and I hope that the utilities will honor the request immediately," said Mary-Michelle Hirschoff, a spokeswoman from the Garden Club of New Haven.

"This is something I think everyone at the Hamden meeting hoped would occur," she said. "As public utilities, I think they should respond to the public concerns and to the request of the regulatory authority."

In some areas, like New Haven and Hamden, tree advocates said the policy would have drastic impacts on neighborhood beauty, in addition to a host of other benefits that include reductions in heating bills, air quality benefits, property value increases, and storm water management.

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Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor Mick McKays campaign to save a jacaranda tree on Burt Street has stumbled at its first hurdle after his motion to postpone the removal by one month failed during Mondays council meeting.

Cr McKays motion to defer the removal was to allow the community the opportunity to sign a petition to save the tree. The seven-year-old tree had been earmarked for removal as part of block C of the Burt Street Heritage Precinct Project, due to start mid-year.

Historic buildings along the street are having their faades and verandas restored to their original form as part of the project.

The tree is planned to be removed as the property owner has indicated he wants the veranda rebuilt and has the associated building and planning approvals. Cr McKay, who owns the property adjacent to the tree, said he wanted time to organise a petition to save it as it was an integral part of the Boulder streetscape.

Cr Mandy Reidy, who seconded his motion, said deferring the tree lopping would not affect the timeframe of the project. However, a number of councillors spoke against the motion including Amanda Cruse, Wayne Johnston and Lisa Malicky, who all noted the tree was not very old and would cause problems in the future.

The vote was 10-2 against Cr McKays motion.

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CHESTERFIELD (WRIC) - Strong winds brought down a massive tree into the living room of a house in Brandermill. The tree caused extensive damage to the house, splitting it right down the middle.

No one was home when the tree toppled down, but the homeowner says they left minutes before the tree came crashing in.

Jeremy Jacobson says his family wasn't planning on going out last night.

"A friend called and wanted us to go out to eat," he says." I got the kids out the bath and got them dressed and we walked out the door and about 10 minutes I get a phone call saying tree went through the house. I left the kids at the restaurant and came home and here's the excitement I found."

Jacobson says he and his neighbor have been worried about this tree for a while, and even talked about needing to cut down as recent as last week, worried something like this could happen, but Jacobson says while the tree destroyed his home, the situation could have been much worse.

"I would have been on that brown sofa right there, that's where we would have been watching TV right before they went to bed."

Now Jacobson is working with his insurance company, grabbing a few things out of the house as he stays with friends.

"I'm glad we left and went out to eat. I mean everything happens for a reason. Counting my blessings, I do every day so this is just another reason to."

Residents in the area say they are concerned about all the trees in Brandermill and want the homeowners association to do something about it

Jacobson says the Brandermill Homeowner's Association takes too long to approve tree cutting and also thinks it should take on some of the responsibility.

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Protestors and police are on site. Read on for a social media summary of what is happening with Gerroa's bum tree on Thursday.

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Council urged to give 'bum tree' reprieve- March 5

The NSW Greens have called on Shoalhaven City Council to halt plans to remove trees on Gerroa Road as "the battle of the bum tree" continues.

NSW Greens environment spokeswoman Dr Mehreen Faruqi said the removal of the 140 trees, some of which are hundreds of years old including the landmark "bum tree" would be a devastating blow to wildlife that relied on the trees for connectivity and habitat.

"Local residents have raised deep concerns about the lack of community consultation as well as the lack of environmental and scientific rigour of the reports underlying the council's decision," Dr Faruqi said.

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By Chris Smith Tuesday 11 March 2014 Updated: 12/03 16:00

ENGINEERING firm Sarginsons Industries has been fined 20,000 after an employee was hurt in a 16ft fall while carrying out maintenance work.

Bosses at the company on Torrington Avenue in Tile Hill said they deeply regretted the incident and had taken action to avoid a repeat.

Magistrates heard the 49-year-old worker was helping out during the foundrys shutdown period in August last year with cleaning and maintenance work.

He got up to the gutters by ladder after first climbing onto and across a smaller fragile roof. But he then fell through a roof sheet to the factory floor below, suffering the painful rib injuries.

The court was told no measures were in place to prevent or mitigate a fall, such as netting on the underside of the roof, and that there was no safe access or working arrangements.

Investigators from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also revealed gutters had been cleaned by the firm in the same manner for many years.

The worker, who was from Coventry, has felt numbness in his left leg since the incident as well as ongoing mental anxiety and is no longer able to drive, struggles with everyday tasks and has been forced to curb his love of Kabaddi, a sport in which teams compete to tag opponents.

HSE inspector Paul Cooper said: "The danger posed by working at height, and in particular falling through fragile roof sheets, is well known.

"The company had a risk assessment that stated control measures would be needed for roof working, including creating a safe working platform with scaffold boards, or netting out beneath the roof sheets, as well as close supervision. However, none of this was acted upon."

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The Tamil Nadu Public Works Department cannot even carry out minor maintenance works in the gallery area of the Mullaperiyar dam because of protests from Kerala irrigation officials on Thursday.

Kerala officials ordered the Tamil Nadu officials to stop work immediately and wait for their advice, according to sources in the PWD.

The PWD engineers had finalised a tender to fix tiles on the floor of gallery of the Periyar dam at an estimated cost of Rs. 4 lakh. Construction materials were also transported to the dam site through Vallakadavu in Idukki district. When they began the work on Wednesday, the Kerala police did not allow them to proceed stating that they did not get any information from the Irrigation Department in this connection. The matter was brought to the notice of State-level officers, an official said.

After the State-level talks, a special team led by Mullaperiyar Special Cell Chairman Parameswaran Nair and Tamil Nadu team led by PWD Chief Engineer Thamizharasan inspected the spot on Thursday.

The Tamil Nadu team explained that it was just a maintenance work in the gallery. Prior intimation was given and permission obtained from the Kerala Forest Department to mobilise materials.

The floor of gallery was damaged owing to seepage of water from the dam. The officials at the dam site had to inspect the area periodically to check seepage level through V measurement. But, the Kerala team described it as strengthening work and refused permission.

The Tamil Nadu officials insisted that it was nothing but maintenance work.

This work could be done only during summer as there would be less storage in the dam and the less seepage. But, Kerala officials curtly told the workers to stop tile-laying work. We will discuss the issue with our [Kerala] government and let you know, they said and advised Tamil Nadu workers not to go ahead with the work, the sources said.

The PWD officials here informed that it was the only work in the dam site and they had no other work to do.

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