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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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  • Earthbounds Earthfest 2018

    Earthbound’s Earthfest April 21 at Avondale Brewery Celebrates Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: April 3, 2018 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, Ala. – Saturday, April 21, 2pm to sundown, Earthbound headlines Earthbound’s Earthfest, their annual outdoor concert at Avondale Brewery (21 41st […]

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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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  • 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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  • Black Warrior Waterdog Gains Federal Protection

    Black Warrior Waterdog Gains Endangered Species Act Protection What a way to start 2018 in Alabama: the Black Warrior waterdog is now protected under the Endangered Species Act! Here is our statement about the news, followed by a press release by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: “The U.S. Fish […]

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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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  • Sewage Spill Notification Tools

    Groups React to ADEM’s New Sewage Spill Notification Tools For Immediate Release: August 31, 2017 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, AL – As part of an overall effort to improve reporting and public notification of sewage overflows, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has released […]

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  • Coal Ash Maps

    Alabama Power Coal Ash Maps Illustrate Potential Danger to River and Public FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2017 CONTACT: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] (Birmingham, AL) – Alabama Power recently released coal ash inundation maps for five of its power plants in Alabama, including all three power plants located […]

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