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  • Vote Yes for Forever Wild on November 6

    Vote Yes on November 6 for Alabama’s Forever Wild Program Black Warrior Riverkeeper is a proud member of Alabamians for Forever Wild, a diverse coalition of conservation, environmental, hunting and angling, outdoor recreation, and business entities from all across Alabama that have come together in support of protection and reauthorization […]

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  • Alabama PR Intern Grant

    UA PR Student Earns Prestigious Grant to Intern with BWRk. For Immediate Release June 14, 2013 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 Gillian Richard, UA communications intern, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 256-655-2836 Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Gillian Richard, a native of Gurley, Ala., has received a grant […]

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  • Fathers Day Dinner

    Iron City Hosts Father’s Day Beer Dinner with Trim Tab Brewing Company   On Sunday, June 15, Iron City (513 22nd Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233) will host a Father’s Day Beer Dinner at 5 p.m. This family-style dinner will feature special beers from Trim Tab Brewing Company paired with […]

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  • Reed Mine Proposal on Mulberry Fork

    Reed Minerals No. 5 Mine A new coal mine is being proposed along the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River near Dovertown and Cordova, upstream of one of greater Birmingham’s major drinking water intakes that provides water for 200,000 people daily. Reed Minerals No. 5 Mine is scheduled to […]

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  • February 20 Public Hearing

    Lands Unsuitable for Coal Mining Petition: Public Hearing on February 20   For Immediate Release January 27, 2014 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, Staff Attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Jasper, Ala. – The Alabama Surface Mining Commission (ASMC) will hold a public hearing […]

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  • Study finds Northern Beltline a poor economic development tool

    Northern Beltline a poor economic development tool for Birmingham region, new study finds Contact: Ken Chilton, Ochs Center president, 423-255-9570 Gil Rogers, SELC senior attorney, 404-314-8887 Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095 Birmingham – The cost of the multi-billion dollar Northern Beltline highway to American and Alabama taxpayers far outweighs […]

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  • Save the Black Warrior 2012

    Save the Black Warrior with SweetWater Brewing Company Annual Campaign in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham: June 1 – July 7 Birmingham/Tuscaloosa – SweetWater Brewing Company is launching its annual “Save the Black Warrior” program, which has raised more than $35,000 to date to support Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s water protection efforts since […]

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  • Latest ALDOT Northern Beltline study misses the mark

    Latest ALDOT study of Northern Beltline misses the mark, environmentalists say in court papers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2012 Contact: Gil Rogers, SELC senior attorney, 205-745-3060 Cat McCue, SELC senior communications manager, 434-977-4090 Representing: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095 Birmingham, AL —Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Southern Environmental […]

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  • Black Warrior Riverkeeper settles lawsuit with Alabama Biodiesel

    Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER® settles pollution lawsuit with Alabama Biodiesel Settlement will restore habitat for two endangered species found only in the Black Warrior basin Moundville, AL: Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Alabama Biodiesel have reached a settlement to the pollution lawsuit Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed on August 22, 2007 in United […]

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  • February 3, 2007: 16th Annual Locust Fork Canoe/Kayak Races

    Location: King’s Bend north of Cleveland , AL, up river from the highway 79/231 bridge of the locust Fork River . You are welcome to camp out at King’s Bend . Bring all other supplies to keep yourself comfortable – snacks, water, cushion to sit on, day pack, dress warmly […]

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