Southern Environmental Law Center

The Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, are filing a lawsuit against Bluestone Coke. The environmental groups allege the company is in violation of the Federal Clean Water Act.

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.

It’s been two decades since the chemical company Monsanto settled a lawsuit with Anniston residents. People there said Monsanto exposed them to chemicals called PCBs which caused birth defects and cancer. But Monsanto is far from the only alleged instance of industrial chemicals harming Alabama neighborhoods. The APR News team presents this documentary we call, "Bad Chemistry."

It’s been two decades since the chemical company Monsanto settled a lawsuit with Anniston residents. People there said Monsanto exposed them to chemicals called PCBs which caused birth defects and cancer. But Monsanto is far from the only alleged instance of harmful chemicals in Alabama. Here’s a tale of two communities. One that’s trying to head off problems linked to chemical pollution, and another that says it’s been dealing with the issue for years…

The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit against Bluestone Coke for violating the Federal Clean Water Act. The action is being taken on behalf of the Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the group Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution, or GASP for short.

An industrial plant has polluted North Birmingham’s air, groundwater and soil for generations, but Alabama nonprofits look to combat this by filing an intent to sue. Groups including Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Southern Environmental Law Center discovered that Bluestone Coke has violated the Clean Water Act as well as its permit with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM).

The fight over utility fees on home solar panels is ongoing in Alabama. Environmental groups requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission take…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Environmental groups on Thursday challenged Alabama Power’s charges on those who use solar panels to produce part of their home…

A new report on sanitation and drinking water has singled out Lowndes County, Alabama for its widespread lack of sewage systems for its…

A coalition of environmental activists is sounding the alarm about a plan the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering for storing its coal ash.The TVA…