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  • Gorgas Coal Ash Hearing

    12/17/21 UPDATE: The public hearing has been conducted but ADEM IS STILL ACCEPTING COMMENTS FOR PLANT GORGAS UNTIL THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 23rd AT 5 PM. Click here to submit your comments in less than two minutes! Plant Gorgas Coal Ash: Public Hearing December 16 The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) […]

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  • TONS of Good News as We Turn 20

    Dear Black Warrior Riverkeeper supporters, Black Warrior Riverkeeper launched exactly 20 years and 2 months ago. Our website now features a continually updated timeline of our milestones since September 25, 2001: blackwarriorriver.org/timeline/. I cannot thank you enough for helping keep us afloat for two decades and propelling us to a whole […]

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  • Big Win for Watercress Darters

    New Conservation Easement Protects Endangered Watercress Darter in Birmingham FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2021 Contact: Sally Sperling, 205-417-2777, [email protected] Freshwater Land Trust (FLT) has closed on a 26.1-acre conservation easement in the Powderly neighborhood in Birmingham, AL. The property is home to the watercress darter, a federally endangered and […]

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  • Mays Mine Supplemental NOI

    Agencies Warned Alabama Coal Mine May Violate State and Federal Laws For Immediate Release: November 16, 2021  Contact: Nelson Brooke or Eva Dillard, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, (205) 458-0095, [email protected] or [email protected] Kristine Akland, Center for Biological Diversity, (406) 544-9863, [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two conservation groups today notified state and […]

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  • Veterans Day 2021

    Brother of 9/11 Victim: “Honor Veterans Whose Sacrifices Help Keep Us Free” By Katie Holmes, AmeriCorps Member, Black Warrior Riverkeeper In partnership with AmeriCorps, Black Warrior Riverkeeper is honoring veterans on Veterans Day by publishing an interview with Black Warrior Riverkeeper board of directors member Roy Williams, whose brother lost his life […]

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  • Litter Gitter job announcement

    Osprey Field Technician Job Description Like working outside…Passionate about your local waterways? Want to do more to protect our natural places?  Don’t mind getting dirty? Osprey Initiative is hiring part-time field technicians to monitor and maintain our trash collection devices in the Birmingham, AL area. This effort is part of […]

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  • Maxine 2 Notice of Intent to Sue

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper Files Notice of Intent to Sue Drummond for Pumping Polluted Water ADEM Failed to Require a Necessary Clean Water Act Permit to Limit and Monitor Pollution For Immediate Release: October 28, 2021 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, [email protected]. Birmingham, AL— Black Warrior Riverkeeper has filed […]

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  • Katie Holmes joins our team

    Katie Holmes joins our team Welcome Katie Holmes, Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s new AmeriCorps member! From October 1 through August 31, Katie will assist Katie Fagan, outreach coordinator, and Charles Scribner, executive director, with outreach and volunteer engagement, especially through litter cleanups. For more information on Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s volunteer opportunities, […]

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  • 20th Anniversary Timeline

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s 20th Anniversary begins 9/25! Check out our new timeline of “Watershed Moments” since 2001: blackwarriorriver.org/timeline/ Many thanks to our supporters for propelling us to this milestone!

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  • Earthbound’s Earthfest 2021

    9/18/2021 update: Due to the forecast, we will not be having Earthbound’s Earthfest tomorrow.  We are so grateful for Earthbound and Avondale Brewing Company quickly agreeing to reschedule for Sunday, October 10, 2PM to sundown!  See you then. Earthbound’s Earthfest Celebrates Black Warrior Riverkeeper on September 19 For Immediate Release: […]

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