News

The Beyond Coal Campaign and the Alabama chapter brought activist voices to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on Wednesday, as the state sought input on proposed rules governing coal ash. Although a wide variety of...

Among the winners, the Mobile Bay Group of the Sierra Club won for Beyond Rivers Partner of the Year. “Much of the work of these individuals and organizations goes largely unrecognized except in our own circles,” Cindy Lowry, executive director of...

Along with the return of our cherished native plant life, spring has also meant the return of the dreaded invasive taro plant (sometimes called elephant ear) that continues to threaten the Cahaba River, including areas of sensitive Cahaba lily...

Avery Island is one of the highest points of land in flat Louisiana, and home to two of the three ingredients for Tabasco hot sauce: salt and chili peppers. But climate change may be putting that in jeopardy.

Tell your friends and family to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The more followers we have, the more folks can stay updated on water quality, fish consumption advisories, and important opportunities for collective action to protect...

Despite the recent release of groundwater monitoring data which demonstrates that toxic pollutants in coal ash are contaminating groundwater at power plants throughout Alabama, recent regulations drafted by the Alabama Department of Environmental...

Outings and events across Alabama from the North Alabama Group to the Mobile Bay Group and everything in between. Don't miss out on an opportunity to learn more about Alabama! Explore!

Birmingham Audubon Mountain Workshop, one of the Southeast’s largest and oldest events dedicated to the natural history of the southern Appalachians, returns to Mentone for the 42nd year! We hope you’ll consider joining us in May 2018 as we...

The Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign has opened an office in Montgomery, housing the Club’s only national-level staffer based in Alabama. Stephen Stetson, a senior campaign rep for the Beyond Coal Campaign, is focusing his attention on clean...

Dauphin Island is Alabama's only barrier island. The island is crucial to forming Mobile Bay, the fourth largest estuary in the United States. In 2007, the US Geological Survey reported Dauphin Island has been eroding in 1958, with the erosion...