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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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  • Birmingham Airport Authority Fulfills Pollution Case Requirements

    Birmingham Airport Authority Fulfills Requirements in Pollution Case with Black Warrior Riverkeeper February 16, 2010 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095 or [email protected] Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095 or [email protected] Birmingham – Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s pollution case against the Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) […]

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  • Earthbounds Earthfest 2010

    “Earthbound’s Earthfest” Returns to Bessie Estelle Park on Sunday, April 18 Free Outdoor Concert & Annual Family Picnic Raises Funds for Black Warrior Riverkeeper On Sunday, April 18, 2010, Birmingham rock musicians Earthbound will play their highly-anticipated annual outdoor concert called Earthbound’s Earthfest to increase awareness for Earth Day and […]

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  • Clean Water Restoration Act Report by Environment America

    Environment America Warns that Alabama’s Waterways are at Risk of Increased Pollution February 10, 2010 Contact: Heather Emmert, Gulf States Field Organizer for Environment America: 504-525-1528 x200 or 817-312-0079, [email protected] In partnership with: Black Warrior Riverkeeper (www.blackwarriorriver.org) Alabama Rivers Alliance (www.alabamrivers.org) Streams and wetlands in Alabama are at risk of […]

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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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  • Clean Water Groups Challenge Rosa Coal Mine

    CLEAN WATER GROUPS CHALLENGE MASSIVE COAL MINE IN BLACK WARRIOR WATERSHED November 20, 2009 Southern Environmental Law Center: Gil Rogers, Senior Attorney, 404-314-8887 Cat McCue, Senior Communications Manager, 434-977-4090 Representing: Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Nelson Brooke, 205-458-0095 The Friends of the Locust Fork River, Sam Howell, 205-706-4376 Birmingham – In another […]

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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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  • Birmingham Folk Festival

    The 2009 Birmingham Folk Festival at Avondale Park benefits Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Friends of Red Mountain Park. This annual music festival takes place Sunday, October 11th from 10am to 10pm. The main Avondale Park entrance is 41st St. South and 5th Avenue South. Prices are $10 per person […]

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  • Latest Newsletter Covers 1st Half of 2009

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s Latest Newsletter: Covering the 1st Half of 2009 Check out the link below to see our new newsletter (covering the 1st half of 2009). BWRk_newsletter_FirstHalf_2009 Members receive our newsletter in print twice per year. Although we use 100% post-consumer recycled paper and soy ink, reducing the number […]

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