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  • UA Munson Intern 2019

    UA Student Wins Munson Foundation Grant for Black Warrior Riverkeeper Internship Hudson Nuckolls receives largest scholarship offered by UA’s APR department For Immediate Release: June 13, 2019 Contact: Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 Hudson Nuckolls, firm director, Capstone Agency: [email protected], 205-458-0095 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Curtis […]

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  • New Coal Ash Pollution Maps

    New Interactive Maps of Groundwater Pollution Reveal Threats Posed by Alabama Power Coal Ash Pits FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2019 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, [email protected] or (205) 458-0095 (Birmingham, Ala.) – Four Alabama environmental organizations have released new interactive maps highlighting groundwater pollution reported by Alabama Power […]

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  • Southern Exposure DVDs at BPL

    New Southern Exposure DVDs donated for all 19 Birmingham Public Library locations For immediate release: Thursday, May 30, 2019 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.—The Alabama Rivers Alliance and Black Warrior Riverkeeper have partnered […]

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  • Maxine Mine Ruling

    Court Rules that Drummond is Violating the Clean Water Act on Black Warrior River’s Locust Fork For Immediate Release: May 10, 2019 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, Ala. – An Alabama federal judge has […]

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  • Earthbounds Earthfest 2019

    Earthbound’s Earthfest Celebrates Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: March 25, 2019 Contact: Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, Ala. – Saturday, April 20, 2pm to sundown, Earthbound headlines Earthbound’s Earthfest, their annual outdoor concert at Avondale Brewery (21 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222). […]

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  • AirWave 2019

    AirWave Benefits Three Waterkeepers on March 23 For Immediate Release: March 4, 2019 Contact: Dan Morriss, Executive Producer, Morriss Entertainment: 205-612-1215, [email protected] Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Myra Crawford, Executive Director, Cahaba Riverkeeper: 205-410-7163, [email protected] Justinn Overton, Executive Director, Coosa Riverkeeper: 205-981-6565, [email protected] Taylor Lander, Good […]

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  • Riverkeeper Sues EPA to Protect Streams

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Sues EPA to Protect Imperiled Streams For Immediate Release: February 27, 2019 Contact: Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095 Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, [email protected] Birmingham, Ala. – Today, Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in U.S. District […]

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  • No. 5 Mine

    Take Action: Stop Coal Mine Pollution from Contaminating a Birmingham Drinking Water Source The Alabama Surface Mining Commission (ASMC) is considering the renewal of a coal mining permit for the No. 5 Mine. This proposed 506 acre surface coal mine would discharge wastewater out of 23 points into the Mulberry […]

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  • My Heart Through Art

    Liz Lane Gallery Benefits Black Warrior Riverkeeper with Valentine-themed Art Event “My Heart through Art” gallery opening features curated collection of original postcard-size art For Immediate Release: January 17, 2019 Contact: Charles Scribner, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 Liz Lane, Liz Lane Gallery: [email protected], 205-903-0585 HOMEWOOD, Ala. – Black Warrior […]

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  • New Water Quality Data Map

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Publishes New Water Quality Data Our Riverkeeper Patrol Program includes water sampling near major pollution sources in order to identify specific problems before we promote solutions. Although citizens and reporters frequently ask about our investigations of specific facilities, one of the questions we receive most often is more general, […]

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