Alabama environment

$100 is on the table for fifth grade teachers in Alabama. Educators could win the cash for their classroom through the Coastal Kids Quiz program, which is put on by the Mobile nonprofit Alabama Coastal Foundation.

This month is the twentieth anniversary of a legal settlement in the town of Anniston. Two companies agreed to pay over six hundred million dollars to thousands of residents in that community northeast of Birmingham. The issue was over health problems allegedly caused by chemicals called Polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs for short. Anniston residents complained of health problems ranging from cancer to neurological effects. They blamed PCBs produced at a local factory for these illnesses

A group that promotes environmental awareness says Alabama made some big gains in 2012. The Green Resource Center for Alabama has released its 5th annual…