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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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  • Top Student Earns Grant

    UA PR Student Earns Grant for Riverkeeper Internship For Immediate Release: June 21, 2017 Contact: Hope Runyan, Public Relations Intern, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Hope Runyan, a senior at The University of Alabama, has received a grant […]

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  • Black Warrior Riverkeeper Wins National Award

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Wins National Award from the American Canoe Association On November 1 in Fredericksburg, VA, Gordon Black, a member of Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s Board of Directors and a renowned instructor of canoeing and kayaking, accepted the American Canoe Association’s 2008 Green Paddle Award for Waterway Conservation on behalf […]

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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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  • State to Study Better Sewage Spill Notification

    State Acknowledges Need for Better Public Notification of Sewage Spills State Denied Water Groups’ Petition, But Will Conduct Study to Improve Public Notification For Immediate Release: April 21, 2017 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper (205) 249-4743; [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper (205) 249-4743; [email protected] Montgomery, […]

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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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  • AirWave

    March 12 AirWave Festival Benefits Three Local Waterkeepers   AirWave will be 1pm to Midnight on Saturday, rain or shine! Please bring cash or checks for optional donations and purchases from vendors! For Immediate Release: February 25, 2016 Contact: Dan Morriss, Executive Producer, Morriss Entertainment: 205-612-1215, [email protected] Charles Scribner, Executive […]

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  • 15th Anniversary

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s 15th Anniversary: June 15 on the Bama Belle “Cruisin’ on the River”– Beer, Food, Tunes and a Sunset Cruise For Immediate Release: May 22, 2017 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Tuscaloosa – On Thursday, June 15 from 6-9 P.M., Black Warrior […]

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  • Action Alert: Submit Northern Beltline Comments

    Action Alert: Submit Comments on the Regional Transportation Plan Your Comments Due 12/9 at 5pm on regional issues, including the Northern Beltline Members of the public may comment on the greater Birmingham Regional Transportation Plan, which prioritizes projects such as bridges, new and improved roads, and safety enhancements. Please submit […]

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  • Boats and Brunch

    Boats and Brunch Join us for Boats and Brunch at Quinn’s Landing on the Black Warrior River! We are proud to co-sponsor this antique and classic boat show on Saturday, July 20th from 10am to 2pm. Our Riverkeeper, Nelson Brooke, will be there with our Patrol Boat. If you have […]

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