environmental nonprofits

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the Alabama Public Service Commission over solar panel fees. The lawsuit challenges fees that Alabama Power charges customers who use home solar panels to generate a portion of their own electricity.

A Mobile nonprofit is offering opportunities to learn about a prominent ecosystem on the state’s shorelines. The Alabama Coastal Foundation has announced its Wetlands Compliance Workshops are set for August 8 and August 20 respectively.

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.

A nonprofit group along the Gulf Coast is working to make a difference in the community by picking up one piece of litter at a time. Eco Clean Marine is currently seeking volunteers for its July cleanup event in Orange Beach.

The deadline is fast approaching for interested participants to apply for a summer internship with an environmental nonprofit organization based out of Mobile. The Alabama Coastal Foundation works to improve and protect Alabama's coastal environment through cooperation, education and participation.

The application deadline is approaching for interested Alabama 6th and 7th grade students to apply to the Estuary Corps Middle School Program. Middle school students are invited to engage in activities that explore and improve the Mobile Bay Estuarine system during the three-day program.

The rock band Earthbound is set to hold its annual outdoor concert, Earthbound’s Earthfest, at Avondale Brewery in Birmingham on April 20. The event will benefit the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit clean water advocacy organization protecting Alabama’s Black Warrior River watershed.

Earth Day is celebrated during the month of April, but there are also several other free events happening throughout coastal Alabama this month to help people learn about and appreciate the local environment.

The rock band Earthbound is set to hold its annual outdoor concert, Earthbound’s Earthfest, at Avondale Brewery in Birmingham on April 20. The event will benefit the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit clean water advocacy organization protecting Alabama’s Black Warrior River watershed.

$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.