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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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  • Locust Fork Forever Wild Nomination

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Friends of the Locust Fork River Submit Forever Wild Nomination 3200-acre property owned by Birmingham Water Works Board on the Locust Fork proposed for conservation For Release: April 20, 2009 Birmingham, AL – Last week, Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Friends of the Locust Fork […]

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  • Clean Water Restoration Act

    Released on Rivers of Alabama Day, A New Report Shows Waters in Alabama and Across Nation Losing Protections From Pollution. Elected Officials Urged to Get Congress to Fix the Broken Clean Water Act. For Release: April 14, 2009 Contact: Cindy Lowry, Alabama Rivers Alliance (205)322-6395 Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper […]

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  • Earthbound’s Earthfest

    Earthbound’s Earthfest: Free Outdoor Concert Benefits Black Warrior Riverkeeper on April 19th Sunday, April 19, Earthbound will play a free outdoor concert called “Earthbound’s Earthfest” to help raise funds and awareness for Black Warrior Riverkeeper. Open to all ages, the concert will take place from 1pm to sundown in Bessie […]

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  • Locust Fork Band plays benefit for Black Warrior Riverkeeper

    The Locust Fork Band will play a charity concert for Black Warrior Riverkeeper at Bottletree Café from 3-6pm on Saturday, April 4th. Named after the Black Warrior River’s Locust Fork, this legendary Alabama rock and country band hopes to raise funds and awareness for watershed protection. Their website is http://www.locustforkband.com/ […]

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  • Waterkeeper Alliance launches coal website

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper helps Waterkeeper Alliance Launch Website Combating Myth of Clean Coal Today, Waterkeeper Alliance unveiled the whole truth about coal. TheDirtyLie.com website has been launched to combat the lies that are being spread about coal, including the myth of so-called “clean coal.” As an autonomous local chapter of […]

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  • Black Warrior Riverkeeper settles lawsuit with Birmingham Airport

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper settles pollution case with Birmingham Airport Authority and Dunn Construction Black Warrior Riverkeeper settled their pollution case against the Birmingham Airport Authority and Dunn Construction Company on February 18, 2009. In United States District Court, the Honorable Judge Inge P. Johnson approved the settlement including injunctive relief […]

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  • Waterkeeper Alliance Blueprint for Clean Water

    Waterkeeper Alliance’s U.S. Blueprint for Clean Water Waterkeeper Alliance’s U.S. Blueprint for Clean Water offers a new agenda for strengthening U.S. environmental protection to restore America’s ailing rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and coastal waters. Unique in both its scope and depth, the Blueprint is the work of more than a […]

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  • Jack Johnson and Riverkeeper: New Video!

    Multi-Platinum recording artist Jack Johnson recently filmed a 30 second video shoutout for Black Warrior Riverkeeper at Bonnaroo 2008. Produced by David Whiteside. Cinematography by Robert F. Kennedy III and Arthur Crenshaw. Edited by Arthur Crenshaw and David Whiteside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFkygBjszRw Special thanks to Kim and Jack Johnson, everyone at Brushfire […]

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  • ADEM Sued for Permitting Coal Mine that Poses Risk to Birmingham Drinking Water

    For Immediate Release: December 22, 2008 Catherine Wannamaker, Southern Environmental Law Center Attorney, 650-793-3372 Representing: Black Warrior Riverkeeper – Nelson Brooke, 205-458-0095 ADEM sued for permitting coal mine that poses risk to Birmingham drinking water Birmingham – Conservationists filed a lawsuit today challenging the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s issuance […]

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