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  • Groups Challenge Lenient Approach to Stream Filling

    Advocates Challenge Corps’ Lenient Approach to Stream Filling in Black Warrior River Basin   Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center and Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: October 27, 2015 Contact: Catherine Wannamaker, Southern Environmental Law Center, (650) 793-3372, [email protected] Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095, […]

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  • Groups Defend State Effort to Reduce Polluted Runoff

    Clean Water Groups Defend State Effort to Reduce Polluted Runoff For Immediate Release March 24, 2010 Contact: Gil Rogers, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center [email protected] (404) 521-9900 Beth Stewart, Executive Director, Cahaba River Society [email protected], (205) 322-5326 x411 Montgomery—The Alabama Rivers Alliance, Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Cahaba River […]

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  • Groups Push Drummond to Fix Abandoned Mine

    Abandoned Mine Site Continues to Pollute Locust Fork Conservation Groups Pushing for Proper Treatment   For Immediate Release: June 29, 2016 Contact: Barry Brock, Southern Environmental Law Center, 205-745-3060, [email protected] Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected] Richard Webster, Public Justice, 202-630-5708, [email protected] Birmingham, AL— Conservation groups filed a notice […]

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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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  • 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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  • Settlement victory in Metro Recycling, Inc. Case

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Settles Metro Recycling, Inc. Case Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Friends of the Locust Fork have settled their case against Metro Recycling, Inc. regarding operation of a used tire landfill in Blount County, Alabama. The Honorable United States Judge L. Scott Coogler approved our settlement requiring Metro […]

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  • SweetWater Launches Save the Black Warrior Campaign

    SweetWater Brewery is launching a campaign in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa throughout October called “Save the Black Warrior” (www.savetheblackwarrior.com) to help raise funds and awareness for Black Warrior Riverkeeper. SweetWater has run a very successful campaign in Atlanta with Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper called “Save the Hooch.” Funding raised through “Save the […]

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  • McWane Science Center hosting Riverkeeper IMAX event!

    McWane Science Center Hosting Movie Event with Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER® Event: An Evening with the Riverkeeper Date: Tuesday, August 26 Time: 6:00 – 9:00PM Location: McWane Science Center (200 19th Street North Birmingham, AL 35203) Tickets : $20.00 – Ticket includes Grand Canyon Adventure IMAX ticket, educational programs, 2 drink […]

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  • GuideStar Platinum

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Reaches Platinum: GuideStar’s New Top Level Black Warrior Riverkeeper is one of the first organizations to receive the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. GuideStar recently launched the Platinum participation level to help nonprofits celebrate their results for free! By […]

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  • Videos with City Stages Headliners

    Produced at no cost to Black Warrior Riverkeeper from 2007-2008 these videos feature leaders from: The Flaming Lips, Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Roots, and The Wailers. Riverkeeper’s volunteer film crew filmed Wayne Coyne last month in Illinois. Michael Franti interviewed our staff Riverkeeper, Nelson Brooke, after his concert at […]

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