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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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  • 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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  • Protect Alabama from Coal Ash

    Take Action: Protect Alabama from Coal Ash Please sign the petition to protect Alabama from coal ash.  Click here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/protect-alabama-from-coal-ash Talking Points: ​1. ADEM must design a strong coal ash program, one that is every bit as protective as the 2015 CCR Rule. ​2. ADEM must not weaken the requirements […]

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  • Black Warrior Chosen Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers

    Black Warrior River Chosen Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers Dangerous mining loophole threatens drinking water with pollution Click here to Take Action For Immediate Release: May 17, 2011 Contact: Gerrit Jobsis, American Rivers, (803) 546-7926 (cell), [email protected] Eva Dillard or Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Mitch Reid, […]

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  • Black Warrior joins 2013 Most Endangered Rivers

    Black Warrior River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers in 2013. Proposed Shepherd Bend Mine Poses Direct Threat to Birmingham Drinking Water. For Immediate Release: April 17, 2013 Contacts: Rebecca Haynes American Rivers (803) 771-7206 Charles Scribner Black Warrior Riverkeeper (205) 458-0095 Caitlin McClusky Coalition of Alabama Students for the Environment […]

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  • Alabama Sewage Spills Map

    Water Protection Groups Release Map of Sewage Spills in Alabama Map Supports Their Statewide Petition for Better Public Notification of Sewage Spills For Immediate Release: April 11, 2017 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Montgomery, AL— […]

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  • Black Warrior Minerals Mine 2

    Groups Challenge Coal Mine’s Stream Fill Permit on the Locust Fork   For Immediate Release: March 21, 2017 Contact: Catherine Wannamaker, Southern Environmental Law Center, (650) 793-3372, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Mike Senatore, VP of Conservation Law, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-3221, [email protected] Birmingham, […]

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  • Alabama Waterkeepers Tell ADEM to Follow New Law

    Alabama’s Waterkeepers Call on ADEM to Modify 7 Sewage Plant Permits to Comply With New Law   Alabama, January 31, 2017 – Alabama’s eight Waterkeeper Alliance member organizations submitted a letter to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Protection Agency today noting that ADEM recently noticed seven […]

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  • Toxic Chemicals Report

    Nearly Ten Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Dumped in Alabama’s Rivers For Immediate Release: November 16, 2017 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 Alabama – A recent analysis of data reported by industry indicates that nearly ten million pounds of toxic chemicals were dumped into Alabama’s rivers in […]

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  • Sewage Permits Improve

    Alabama Sewage Permits Become More Protective of Citizens Waterkeepers Successful in Push for Better Bacteria Regulations For Immediate Release: September 27, 2017 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095; [email protected] Alabama – Sewage plants in Alabama will now have to meet tighter limits for E. coli bacteria in order […]

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