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  • Deadly Deception II on March 1st at the Carver Theatre

    CBS 42 Showing “Deadly Deception II” on March 1st at the Carver Theatre For Immediate Release February 22, 2012 Contact: Sonya DiCarlo, Special Projects Producer, CBS 42 (205) 837-3103, [email protected] Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham – On Thursday March 1, CBS 42 will show […]

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  • Alabama Coal Ash Ponds Receive Most Toxic Metals in the Nation

    New Report: Alabama Coal Ash Ponds Receive Most Toxic Metals in the Nation in 2010 For Immediate Release: January 6, 2012 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095 According to the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Alabama power plants lead the way in disposal of wastes containing toxic metals into coal […]

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  • New Newsletter to Close Out 2011

    Dear BWRk Supporters, Thank you for helping us progress toward our 10th Anniversary! I hope you will make a donation to support our continued work on behalf of clean water, strong communities, and future generations. There has been a lot of action in the Black Warrior River watershed recently. Read […]

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  • Groups Urge Corps To Reject Flawed Northern Beltline Permit

    Groups Urge Army Corps To Reject Flawed Northern Beltline Permit P R E S S * R E L E A S E Black Warrior Riverkeeper Southern Environmental Law Center November 14, 2011 Contact: Sarah Stokes, SELC Associate Attorney, 205-745-3060 Cat McCue, SELC Sr. Communications Manager, 434-977-4090 Representing: Nelson Brooke, […]

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  • Two Waterkeepers Sue Black Warrior Minerals

    Two Waterkeepers Sue Black Warrior Minerals’ Fleetwood Mine in Tuscaloosa For Immediate Release September 13, 2011 Contact: Black Warrior Riverkeeper: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095 Friends of Hurricane Creek: John Wathen, Creekkeeper, (205) 233-1680 Tuscaloosa – Nonprofit Waterkeeper organizations Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Friends of Hurricane Creek filed a […]

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  • First Half 2011 Newsletter

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Newsletter: First-Half 2011 To read a PDF file of Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s new newsletter covering the first half of 2011, click here. Our members who have recently donated or volunteered receive these semi-annual newsletters in print by mail. If you are not a member and would like […]

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  • National Study Names Alabama Worst State for Coal Ash Disposal

    Study Finds State Protections for Coal Ash Inadequate States lack important safeguards for public health, operating old, dangerous coal ash dumps August 24, 2011 Contact: Raviya Ismail, Earthjustice (202) 667-4500, x221; [email protected] Mike Becher, Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment, (304) 382-4798; [email protected] Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, […]

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  • Groups Ask MPO to Drop Northern Beltline From Plan

    Groups Urge MPO to Drop Northern Beltline From Transportation Plan For Immediate Release August 9, 2011 Contact: Sarah Stokes, SELC Associate Attorney, 205-745-3060 Representing: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095 Birmingham, AL — Two local groups have asked the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to remove the Northern Beltline from the […]

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  • Save the Black Warrior 2011

    SweetWater Brewing Company Completes 2011 Edition of Save the Black Warrior Annual Campaign Raises Money & Awareness for Black Warrior Riverkeeper in Alabama Birmingham/Tuscaloosa – SweetWater Brewing Company has completed the 2011 edition of its Summer “Save the Black Warrior” campaign in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Since the annual program’s launch […]

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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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