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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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  • Support RECLAIM and Black Lung Bills

    Take Action: Support RECLAIM and Black Lung Bills There are only a few weeks left before Congress adjourns for the year, and that means only a few weeks left to get desperately needed proposals passed to help our communities.  We at Black Warrior Riverkeeper support the following action alert by […]

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  • Maintaining Our Momentum

    Dear Black Warrior Riverkeeper supporters, Back in college, I became enamored of Waterkeeper Alliance because it is truly a grassroots movement propelled in each watershed by members: donors and volunteers. Today, I am further convinced that our citizen-based advocacy is needed to protect the Black Warrior River basin and its […]

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  • Letter Urges Governor to Hold AEMC Accountable

    Alabama Environmental Organizations Urge Governor Ivey to Hold Alabama Environmental Management Commission Accountable For Immediate Release: August 14, 2018 Contact: Kelly Marshall | 205.322.6395 | [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  Environmental organizations throughout Alabama have joined together to ask Governor Ivey to hold the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (EMC) accountable for […]

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  • AirWave 2018

    AirWave at Good People Benefits Three Waterkeepers on 3/24 For Immediate Release: March 1, 2018 Birmingham, AL – Good People Brewing Company is hosting the 7th Annual AirWave festival to benefit Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Cahaba Riverkeeper, and Coosa Riverkeeper from 1 PM to 10 PM on Saturday, March 24.  The […]

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  • Forever Wild Faces Extinction

    Forever Wild Faces Extinction ***UPDATE: Forever Wild Victory! Click here to read BhamNow.com’s recap, “Social media campaign helped defeat anti-Forever Wild bill”*** Take Action! Tell your state legislators today to vote NO on HB 362: conservationalabama.org/action/#/14 Rep. Mark Tuggle’s shortsighted HB 362 just passed out of committee and will go […]

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  • Sign up for Action Alerts

    Sign up for Black Warrior Riverkeeper Action Alerts One way you can help us promote cleaner water is through our action alerts. We don’t want to overwhelm our general email list with action alerts, so we created a “Black Warrior Riverkeeper Action Alerts” group via Action Network. Please sign up […]

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  • 11 Groups Demand New ADEM Director

    Eleven Conservation Groups Call for ADEM Director’s Resignation or Termination Black Warrior Riverkeeper Demands New Leadership in Lance LeFleur’s Annual Job Evaluation   For Immediate Release: July 30, 2018 Contact: Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The bribery and corruption trial U.S. v. Gilbert, […]

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  • Summer Recreation Starts as Sewage Threats Persist

    Alabama Summer Recreation Season Starts Today As Sewage Threats Persist For Immediate Release: May 1, 2018 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Alabama – Alabama’s new summer recreation season starts today, after being officially extended from four months to six.  Millions of Alabamians are ready for outdoor […]

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  • Take Action at ADEM on August 17

    TAKE ACTION: Speak up for your right to know about sewage spills in Alabama! As you may know, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, with Waterkeepers Alabama and Alabama Rivers Alliance, petitioned the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC) for better regulations regarding public notification of sewage spills and overflows.  The AEMC’s Rules Committee […]

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