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  • Latest Newsletter Covers First Half of 2010

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Newsletter: First-Half 2010 Click the link below to see our new newsletter covering the first half of 2010: http://www.blackwarriorriver.org/newsletters/BWRk_newsletter_firsthalf_2010.pdf Members receive our newsletter in print by mail. If you are not a member and would like to become one, please click here: http://blackwarriorriver.org/support Although we use 100% […]

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  • New Black Warrior Video

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Launches New Video on Earth Day 2010 For Immediate Release: April 22, 2010 On this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Black Warrior Riverkeeper is launching a three-minute video produced by Lewis Communications to help promote awareness about their mission of protecting and restoring the Black Warrior River […]

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  • River Hero Award

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Wins River Hero Award at Alabama Watershed Leadership Conference For Immediate Release: March 1, 2010 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095 or [email protected] Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095 or [email protected] Montgomery – Nelson Brooke, the staff Riverkeeper at Black Warrior […]

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  • Forever Wild’s Five Year Plan

    Action Alert: Participate in Forever Wild’s Five Year Plan   Black Warrior Riverkeeper is proud to support the work that Alabama’s Forever Wild Land Trust has done to secure public lands for outdoor recreation, the ecological integrity of Alabama’s landscape, as well as the flow of outdoor recreation and tourism […]

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  • Fundraising Contest with Beth Maynor Young

    Dear Concerned Citizen, In the process of photographing natural places throughout the state, I have come to realize that the Black Warrior River is THE most beautiful watershed in Alabama. It also happens to be the one facing the most threats. As a conservation photographer and member of Black Warrior […]

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  • Gorgas Coal Ash Hearing

    12/17/21 UPDATE: The public hearing has been conducted but ADEM IS STILL ACCEPTING COMMENTS FOR PLANT GORGAS UNTIL THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 23rd AT 5 PM. Click here to submit your comments in less than two minutes! Plant Gorgas Coal Ash: Public Hearing December 16 The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) […]

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  • Two Clean Water Bills Need Your Support

    Two Important Clean Water Bills Need Your Support On February 4th, 2010, Birmingham Weekly published Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s action alert about two federal bills that have important ramifications for waterways in Alabama and the whole country. This article is another in a recent series of guest pieces written for Birmingham […]

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  • Petition to EPA: Remove ADEM’s Water Permitting Authority

    Environmental groups call for EPA to remove ADEM’s authority over water pollution permitting program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2010 Contact: Mitch Reid, Program Director Alabama Rivers Alliance w. 205-322-6395 c. 205-792-7937 Cindy Lowry, Executive Director Alabama Rivers Alliance w. 205-322-6395 c. 205-365-5576 Birmingham, AL—Fourteen Alabama environmental organizations (list below), […]

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  • Grease Opening Night Cast Party: September 22

    Grease Opening Night Cast Party with Taylor Hicks benefits Black Warrior Riverkeeper: September 22 Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a local non-profit environmental organization, is collaborating with Broadway Across America in their presentation of Grease starring Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel. The BJCC Concert Hall hosts Grease from September 22nd to 27th, […]

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  • Save the Black Warrior 2009 Recap

    SweetWater and Black Warrior Riverkeeper Finish 2nd Annual Month-long “Save the Black Warrior” Program Retailers in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa Raise over $13,000 for River; Vespa Contest Raises Awareness SweetWater Brewing Company has completed its 2nd annual month-long “Save the Black Warrior” program to raise funds and awareness for Black Warrior […]

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