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Southern Exposure DVDs at JCLC | 07/15/2019

New Southern Exposure DVDs donated for all Jefferson County Libraries For Immediate Release: July 15, 2019 Contact: Tobin Cataldo, executive director, Jefferson County Library Cooperative: [email protected], (205) 226-3615 Cindy Lowry, executive director, Alabama Rivers Alliance: [email protected], (205) 322-6395 Charles Scribner, executive director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: [email protected], (205) 458-0095  Hoover, Ala.—The […]

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Bama Belle 2019 | 07/09/2019

Bama Belle Riverboat Hosts Two Waterkeepers’ August 1 Event Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Hurricane Creekkeeper Share a Cruise on the Black Warrior River For Immediate Release: July 9, 2019 Contact: Charles Scribner, Executive Director, Black Warrior Riverkeeper: (205) 914-6591, [email protected] John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper, Friends of Hurricane Creek: (205) 310-3739, […]

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Ask ADEM to Limit Locust Fork Pollution by Tyson | 06/24/2019

TAKE ACTION: Ask ADEM to Limit Tyson’s Pollution to the Locust Fork Click here to TAKE ACTION now!   The new draft wastewater discharge permit for Tyson Farm’s Blountsville chicken processing plant is up for public comment: NPDES Permit Number AL0001449.  This permit allows the discharge of bacteria and nutrient pollution […]

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Tyson Fish Kill | 06/20/2019

Tyson Fish Kill Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s 6/25 update regarding the wastewater spill at Tyson’s chicken rendering plant near Hanceville on 6/6/2019, and its downstream impacts, which included 175,000 dead fish by the State’s admittedly conservative estimate: On 6/24, Black Warrior Riverkeeper took water samples at Copeland Ferry on the Mulberry […]

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New Coal Ash Pollution Maps | 06/05/2019

New Interactive Maps of Groundwater Pollution Reveal Threats Posed by Alabama Power Coal Ash Pits FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2019 Contact: Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, [email protected] or (205) 458-0095 (Birmingham, Ala.) – Four Alabama environmental organizations have released new interactive maps highlighting groundwater pollution reported by Alabama Power […]

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