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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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  • Elmore DeMott Photography at Harrison Galleries

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Introduces Elmore DeMott’s Art at Harrison Galleries Conservationists Partner with Photographer for Event Called “Celebrating Nature through Art” For Immediate Release: August 29, 2018 Contact: Charles Scribner, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 Elmore DeMott, Elmore DeMott Photography: [email protected], 334-324-2787 Jim Harrison III, Harrison Galleries: [email protected], 205-465-0054 TUSCALOOSA, […]

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Party on the Porch 2018

    ***UPDATE: Due to increased likelihood of lightning we will reschedule for another date to be determined*** Party on the Porch 2018 Please join us at Alabama Outdoors‘ Homewood location (3054 Independence Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209) for “Party on the Porch” on Friday, July 6th, from 5:30-7:30 PM! Enjoy good company, […]

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  • 2018 Munson Intern

    UA PR Student Earns Grant for Riverkeeper Internship Toxey Wins College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Top Award   For Immediate Release: May 30, 2019 Contact: Anna Claire Toxey, Public Relations Intern, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 727-631-1482 Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Anna […]

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  • Bama Belle 2018

    Bama Belle Riverboat Hosts Two Waterkeepers’ June 21 Event Hurricane Creekkeeper Celebrates its 15th Anniversary by Sharing a Cruise with Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: May 17, 2018 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper, Friends of Hurricane Creek: (205) 310-3739, […]

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