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  • Black Warrior Riverkeeper Wins National Award

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Wins National Award from the American Canoe Association On November 1 in Fredericksburg, VA, Gordon Black, a member of Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s Board of Directors and a renowned instructor of canoeing and kayaking, accepted the American Canoe Association’s 2008 Green Paddle Award for Waterway Conservation on behalf […]

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  • Court Upholds Citizen Enforcement of Clean Water Act

    For Immediate Release November 18, 2008 U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Citizen Suit Enforcement of Clean Water Act In Black Warrior Riverkeeper v. Cherokee Mining, LLC, the federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on November 13, 2008 that a Clean Water Act citizen suit is not barred […]

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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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  • Donate Your Water Bill Savings

    Are you concerned about water now that the hot, dry summer months are upon us? Perhaps you’ve been reading some of the recent articles in newspapers around the state discussing our water future and what state and local leaders are doing to plan for it. Well, now it’s your turn […]

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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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  • Save Water & Money All Summer!

    You can save water and money by using a rain barrel to catch and store water for your lawn and indoor/outdoor plants. Rain barrels come in many shapes and sizes, including inexpensive plastic models and classic wooden ones. Both types, or even small barrels for apartment dwellers, can be purchased […]

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  • Black Warrior Riverkeeper settles lawsuit with Alabama Biodiesel

    Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER® settles pollution lawsuit with Alabama Biodiesel Settlement will restore habitat for two endangered species found only in the Black Warrior basin Moundville, AL: Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Alabama Biodiesel have reached a settlement to the pollution lawsuit Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed on August 22, 2007 in United […]

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  • Rollin In the Hay plays Riverkeeper benefit at Bottletree 6/5/08

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Fundraiser Concert @ Bottletree (3719 3rd Ave S., Birmingham) Thursday, June 5th, 8pm-Midnight Renegade Bluegrass Legends ROLLIN’ IN THE HAY are back! One Eyed Mary will open at 9, featuring Locust Fork paddlers Kyle Collum and Bob Griffin of Wolf Creek Creations! $10 tickets at the door […]

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