Environment Alabama continues a program to combat tire dumping statewide The Scrap Tire Right of Way Program offers counties $150,000 over three years to clean up discarded tires to promote recycling initiatives. Mary Claire WootenOctober 23, 2024
Environment Report: Feds massively underestimating cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemicals Decatur is one of the communities heavily impacted by the pollution of PFAS chemicals in its water supply. Jacob HolmesJuly 20, 2023
Environment Alabama Port Authority rejects possible whale-saving rule A 2021 analysis showed the Port of Mobile contributes $85 billion to the state’s economy. Samuel StettheimerJuly 17, 2023
Environment How Alabama Extension restores Dauphin Island oysters Reefs of Little Dauphin Bay have shrunk in recent years, as Dauphin Island and the Alabama coast have faced erosion. Samuel StettheimerJuly 10, 2023
Environment EV Road Trip makes stop in Mobile as part of 5,100-mile journey The EV Road Trip is a 5,100-mile trip from California to Rhode Island in a Chevrolet Bolt EUV. StaffJune 15, 2023
Environment NOAA awards more than $27M to The Nature Conservancy in Alabama Funding will be split between two coastal Alabama projects. StaffApril 24, 2023
Environment ADEM celebrates Earth Day 2023 Earth Day is celebrated internationally each April 22. StaffApril 24, 2023
Environment Alabama environmentalist lands on Time’s “Influential People” list Flowers has been the driving force behind an effort to address devastating wastewater issues in several communities. Josh MoonApril 14, 2023
Environment Public invited to submit comments to Moody fire working group The group will review the response to the fire, and identify shortcomings or gaps in authority and resources. StaffMarch 31, 2023
Environment Opinion | A silver lining in a very toxic cloud If we have to allow landfills and disposal sites in Alabama, let’s make sure they are regulated. David PersonMarch 23, 2023
Environment Groups file Civil Rights complaint against Alabama, ADEM over Black Belt sewer issues Two watchdog groups filed the Title VI complaint, alleging the state has not adequately addressed the ongoing sanitation problems. Josh MoonMarch 7, 2023