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Test your strength, endurance, and mental fortitude in the toughest paddle race in the United States. This epic adventure takes racers along the core section of the Alabama Scenic River Trail, the longest river trail in a single state. From rushing...

Our Water. It is a place where we recreate and it is a place where we educate. It is a source of enjoyment for our families on the weekend and it is a source of vitality for the health of our communities. It is a shelter for amazing biodiversity,...

From clean air to clean water to the wildlife and land preservation, I feel like I have pretty broad interests in the conservation and protection of our natural resources. I grew up on a farm in rural, Southwest Alabama with a mother who loved the...

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 to Graves Creek, a...

AEMC (Alabama Environmental Management Commission) Chair directed the Personnel Committee to obtain feedback from the full Commission and the general public on ADEM Director LeFleur’s job performance and further directed the Personnel Committee to...

From across the state, women (and men!) gathered for the League of Women Voters of Alabama State Convention 2019. The convention, held at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Tuscaloosa, immersed the League in relevant information and urgent environmental...

Clean water is vital to a healthy lifestyle, good coffee/beer/sweet tea/lemonade, and good times for the many who enjoy swimming, fishing, and boating. But y’all, we have a problem and it’s name is coal ash .

I’m helping Alabama explore, enjoy, and protect the environment by creating hands-on interactive classes through my nonprofits’ (Alabama Environmental Council) brand new Master Conservationist Program. The pilot program is launching this August, and...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Alabama Rivers Alliance and Black Warrior Riverkeeper have partnered to donate to the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) 19 copies of the latest edition of Southern Exposure, a film series educating the public about Alabama’s...

An Alabama federal judge has ruled that Drummond Company is violating the Clean Water Act by continuously discharging acid mine drainage into the Black Warrior River’s Locust Fork from the Maxine Mine site. In an order issued May 7, Judge Abdul...