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Year 20 for Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke | 06/27/2024

Nelson Brooke’s 20th Year as our Riverkeeper In 2024 we celebrate Nelson Brooke‘s 20th year as our Riverkeeper! Nelson is the patrolman and spokesman for Alabama’s 17-county Black Warrior River watershed. Learn more about Nelson, and his essential role in our Waterkeeper work, in this June 26, 2024 article by […]

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Alabama Coal Ash Program Denied | 05/24/2024

EPA Finalizes Denial of Alabama’s Coal Ash Permitting Program “The Environmental Protection Agency has denied Alabama’s coal ash regulatory program. Luckily the EPA has the brass to stand up for what is right, because clearly our lapdog state agency, ADEM, is not up to the task. ADEM has been so […]

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Truck needed for litter cleanups | 05/21/2024

Dear Black Warrior Riverkeeper supporters, Our litter cleanups program is growing! Please let us know if you have a small Toyota truck with automatic transmission that you would like to donate so we can meet increased demand and serve more of the 17-county Black Warrior River watershed. The donation would be tax deductible. […]

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Stop Tuscaloosa’s Sewage Spills | 04/26/2024

Take Action: Stop Tuscaloosa’s Chronic Sewage Spills Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Friends of Hurricane Creek have started a petition on Action Network telling Mayor Walt Maddox and the City Council of Tuscaloosa to Stop Tuscaloosa’s chronic sewage spills. The city of Tuscaloosa’s sewage system chronically overflows harmful sewage and […]

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Earthbounds Earthfest 2024 | 04/03/2024

Earthbound’s Earthfest Supports Black Warrior Riverkeeper on April 20 For Immediate Release: April 3, 2024 Contact: Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 458-0095, [email protected] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Saturday, April 20, 2024, 2 PM to 8 PM, Earthbound headlines Earthbound’s Earthfest, the rock band’s annual outdoor concert at Avondale Brewery (21 41st St […]

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