Black Warrior Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke

A federal judge in Birmingham is granting a request by Black Warrior Riverkeeper to approve a Consent Decree, which requires Warrior Met Coal to fix its leaking coal slurry impoundment. The ruling also orders a stop to discharging polluted wastewater without a permit at Mine No. 7 near Brookwood in Tuscaloosa County.

The Black Warrior Riverkeeper is awaiting a ruling from the U.S. Department of Justice to see wither an Alabama mining company will be responsible for cleaning up unpermitted wastewater leakage from a dam into local waterways.

Freshwater Land Trust (FLT) is thrilled to announce the acquisition of 366 acres on a peninsula situated at the confluence of the Mulberry Fork, Locust Fork, and Black Warrior River. The land, located in west Jefferson County, is covered in a forest of pines, sweetgum, and white oaks, with minimal invasive species on it.

Two Alabama environmental groups are urging the city of Tuscaloosa leaders, including Mayor Walt Maddox and the city council, to stop sewage spills happening across the Druid City.

2023 marks two decades since the Monsanto Chemical Company settled a lawsuit with residents of Anniston, Alabama. Twenty thousand townspeople blamed illnesses like cancer and birth defects on exposure to chemicals known as PCBs. Monsanto manufactured these products at its plant southeast of town. This isn’t the only example of industrial chemicals allegedly harming Alabama residents.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has donated more than fifty-two million dollars to solve Alabama’s pollution problems. The list includes PFAS, which is used in the creation of consumer products like Teflon and Scotchguard. Environmental activists say it’s not enough.

Alabama Power recently released predictions on what would happen if coal ash dams were fail at their power plants. Coal ash is the waste left over from…

Coal was once king here in Alabama. But federal regulations and rising prices have forced changes in Alabama’s energy economy. This impacts both the…

There were a number of audiences being targeted during the race for the Presidency. One that hits home here in Alabama were coal workers. That energy…

Several water protection organizations have released an interactive map of the sewage spills that occurred in Alabama last year.According to the map, over…