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  • New Northern Beltline Analysis

    New report questions impact, economics of Northern Beltline highway project Proposed new section of the $5+ billion project will destroy over 10 miles of streams and tributaries north of Birmingham, offer little economic benefit For immediate release: 10/9/2024 Media contacts: Terah Boyd, Southern Environmental Law Center, [email protected], 678-234-7990 Nelson Brooke, […]

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  • Southern Exposure in BPL 2024

    Southern Exposure Films Donated to all 18 Birmingham Public Library Locations For immediate release: Friday, September 20, 2024 Contact: Roy L. Williams, Director of Public Relations, Birmingham Public Library, Phone: (205) 226-3746 cell (205) 568-0067, E-mail: [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Alabama Rivers Alliance and Black Warrior Riverkeeper have donated to the Birmingham […]

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  • Settlement Approved at Mine No 7

    Judge Approves Settlement Requiring Cleanup of Warrior Met Coal’s Mine No. 7 For Immediate Release: September 19, 2024 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney (205) 458-0095, [email protected]  Birmingham, AL — A federal judge in Birmingham has granted a request by Black Warrior Riverkeeper to approve […]

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  • Bluestone Coke Contempt Statement

    Bluestone Coke and West Virginia Governor’s son fail to fulfill federal contempt requirements in Birmingham pollution case Press statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center: September 12, 2024 Contact: Terah Boyd, Southern Environmental Law Center, 678-234-7990, [email protected] Representatives for Bluestone Coke, including Jay Justice, the son of West Virginia Governor […]

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  • 100,000 Pounds of Litter Removed

    100,000 Pounds of Litter Removed! Black Warrior Riverkeeper is proud to announce that our Volunteer Litter Cleanups program has now removed 100,000 pounds of litter! The program’s first full year was 2021, kicked off by a Martin Luther King Day Cleanup with Cahaba Riverkeeper. Since then, we have collaborated with […]

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  • Mine No 7 Settlement

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Warrior Met Coal Settle Pollution Case at Mine No. 7 For Immediate Release: July 30, 2024 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, AL — Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Warrior Met Coal (WMC) have lodged a proposed Consent […]

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  • Black Warrior confluence conserved

    366 Acres at Black Warrior River Confluence with Mulberry and Locust Forks Conserved through Freshwater Land Trust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2024 Contacts: Rebekah Correia, FLT Outreach and Communications Director, [email protected] Liz Sims, FLT Land Conservation Director, [email protected] Rusha Smith, FLT Executive Director, [email protected] (205) 417-2777 Freshwater Land Trust […]

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  • Munson Intern 2024

    UA student wins Munson Foundation scholarship with Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: July 9, 2024 Contact: Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation has awarded Grace Brindley, a recent graduate of The University of Alabama’s College of Communication […]

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  • Year 20 for Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke

    Nelson Brooke’s 20th Year as our Riverkeeper In 2024 we celebrate Nelson Brooke‘s 20th year as our Riverkeeper! Nelson is the patrolman and spokesman for Alabama’s 17-county Black Warrior River watershed. Learn more about Nelson, and his essential role in our Waterkeeper work, in this June 26, 2024 article by […]

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  • Alabama Coal Ash Program Denied

    EPA Finalizes Denial of Alabama’s Coal Ash Permitting Program “The Environmental Protection Agency has denied Alabama’s coal ash regulatory program. Luckily the EPA has the brass to stand up for what is right, because clearly our lapdog state agency, ADEM, is not up to the task. ADEM has been so […]

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