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  • Tuscaloosa Sewage Settlement

    Tuscaloosa agrees to sewage upgrades, settles lawsuit with clean water groups and ADEM For immediate release: November 19, 2025 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected] John Wathen, Friends of Hurricane Creek, 205-310-3739, [email protected] TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Today Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Friends of Hurricane Creek, represented by the Southern Environmental […]

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  • Birmingham Darter Petition

    Petition Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Imperiled Alabama Fish Proposed Data Center Would Destroy Remaining Habitat, Pollute Rural Community For Immediate Release: November 13, 2025 Contact: Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance, (205) 538-8876, [email protected] Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Will Harlan, Center for Biological Diversity, (828) 230-6818, […]

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  • 2025 Report and Call to Action

    Dear Black Warrior Riverkeeper supporters, Facing so many issues, locally and globally, one can feel overwhelmed when considering ways to help others. At Black Warrior Riverkeeper, we have decided to focus on something that everyone needs – clean water – across this vital area within America’s #1 state for freshwater […]

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  • Godsey Easement Update

     Endangered Fish Habitat Improved Thanks to Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Freshwater Land Trust For Immediate Release: November 7, 2025 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Rebekah Correia, Outreach and Communications Director, Freshwater Land Trust: 205-417-2777, [email protected] Birmingham, AL: The Powderly neighborhood in west Birmingham is home […]

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  • PB Services Lawsuit

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper sues PB Services, LLC for polluting the Locust Fork For immediate release: October 16, 2025 Contact: Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Today, Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit against PB Services, LLC for violating the federal Clean Water Act at Bessie Mine […]

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  • Southern Exposure in JCLC 2025

    New Southern Exposure DVDs donated to all Jefferson County Library locations For Immediate Release: September 10, 2025 Contact: Tobin Cataldo, executive director, Jefferson County Library Cooperative: [email protected], (205) 226-3615 Cindy Lowry, executive director, Alabama Rivers Alliance: [email protected], (205) 322-6395 Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], (205) 458-0095 BIRMINGHAM, […]

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  • Southern Exposure in BPL 2025

    Southern Exposure Films Donated to all 17 Birmingham Public Library Locations For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Contact: Roy L. Williams, Director of Public Relations, Birmingham Public Library: 205-226-3604 (office), 205-572-1359 (cell), [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Alabama Rivers Alliance and Black Warrior Riverkeeper have donated to the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) 17 […]

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  • Year 20 for Charles Scribner

    Charles Scribner’s 20th Year at Black Warrior Riverkeeper In celebrating 20 years of dedicated service, we honor our Executive Director, whose unwavering commitment and kind spirit have not only transformed the Black Warrior Riverkeeper but have also inspired countless individuals, including myself. His leadership has created pathways for growth and […]

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  • Pollution Standards Victory

    Legal Victory Requires EPA to Reconsider Outdated Industrial Water Pollution Standards For Immediate Release: June 18, 2025 Contact: Eva Dillard, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Ari Phillips, Environmental Integrity Project, (202) 263-4456, [email protected] Hannah Connor, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 681-1676, [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO— The 9th Circuit Court of […]

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  • Toxicity Victory

    Groups Successful in Updating Toxic Pollutant Values to Protect Health of Alabamians For Immediate Release: June 17, 2025 Contact: Eva Dillard, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] David Ludder: (850) 386-5671, [email protected] A Petition for Rulemaking was granted on Friday by the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC) after seven conservation […]

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