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  • Fall 2023 Staff Changes

    Dear Black Warrior Riverkeeper supporters, I have bad news, so to speak, and good news. First the bad news, which is not actually bad at all, but certainly sad for us at Black Warrior Riverkeeper. Katie Fagan, our wonderful outreach coordinator, will soon move to her husband Elliot’s homeland, England, […]

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  • Fish Guide 2023

    2023 Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories Are Published Are the Fish You Catch Safe to Eat? For Immediate Release: August 11, 2023 Contact: Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected]. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Last month, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) released its annual fish consumption advisories, which […]

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  • EPA Proposes to Deny Alabama Coal Ash Program

    EPA Proposes to Deny Alabama’s Unsafe Coal Ash Program, Opening Door for Public Comments For Immediate Release Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, AL (August 3, 2023) – In a landmark development today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to reject Alabama’s coal ash program, written and […]

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  • Bluestone Coke Warning

    Bluestone Coke violates Clean Water Act, polluting Five Mile Creek The company has 60 days to clean up violations or face another lawsuit For immediate release: July 14, 2023 Contact: Terah Boyd, SELC, 678-234-7990, [email protected] Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, representing […]

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  • Landfill Methane Petition

    14 Groups Petition EPA for Stronger Controls on Methane from Landfills For Immediate Release: June 22, 2023 Media contacts: Ari Phillips, Environmental Integrity Project, 202-263-4456 or [email protected] Adam Beitman, RMI, 609-425-4463 or [email protected] Washington, D.C. – A coalition of 14 environmental and community advocacy groups petitioned the EPA today for […]

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  • Northern Beltline Comment Release

    ALDOT plan dumps millions into failed Northern Beltline project Days left to comment on latest ALDOT proposal For immediate release: June 22, 2023 Contact: Terah Boyd, Southern Environmental Law Center: 678-234-7990, [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– While infrastructure around the state crumbles, the Alabama Department of Transportation continues to dump money into […]

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  • Munson Intern 2023

    UA student wins second Munson Foundation scholarship with Black Warrior Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: June 8, 2023 Contact: Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], 205-458-0095 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation has awarded Seth Self, a recent graduate of The University of Alabama’s College of […]

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  • Kamtek Settlement

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Kamtek Reach Settlement Over Wastewater Violations For Immediate Release: April 12, 2023 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Riverkeeper, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Eva Dillard, staff attorney, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: 205-458-0095, [email protected] Birmingham, AL— Today, Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Kamtek, Inc. announced a settlement that will address violations […]

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  • Coalition Sues EPA Over Pollution

    Coalition Sues EPA Over Unregulated Water Pollution From Oil Refineries, Plastics Plants, and Other Industries 13 Groups Demand That EPA Crack Down on Billions of Gallons of Industrial Wastewater by Updating Effluent Limits, as Required by Clean Water Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Media contact: Tom […]

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  • Earthbound’s Earthfest 2023

    Earthbound’s Earthfest Supports Black Warrior Riverkeeper April 29 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2 PM to 8 PM, Earthbound headlines Earthbound’s Earthfest, the rock band’s annual outdoor concert at Avondale Brewery (21 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222). The event benefits Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit clean water advocacy organization protecting Alabama’s […]

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