Water is Life: Ancient Life in Alabama with Dr. Bill Deutsch Since Dr. Bill Deutsch moved to Alabama nearly 40 years ago, he’s immersed himself in its rich variety of fossils. The story of more than 500 million years of life is here in Alabama -- just under our feet! As he says, “tropical seas [...]
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Geoff Gisler, Senior Attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center will tell us how advocacy by conservation groups and residents in North Carolina led to the strongest limits on PFAS in a Pollution Discharge (NPDES) Permit in the nation – including the nuts-and-bolts of the policy and what drove action by decision makers. Geoff will [...]
Join the People's Justice Council as they see NEW goals for 2023 to address the Gulf South's climate crisis and move from resilience to restoration. William Strickland, the Executive Director of Mobile Baykeeper, joins us as a special guest. He will deliver an inspirational speech to kick off the year's first From Resilience to Restoration [...]
The Alabama legislative session begins March 7. Now is the time to engage with your state legislators about issues you care about -- like clean water -- as they prepare for the first session of their four-year term. Hear from the Alabama Rivers Alliance, Conservation Alabama and former Representative Patricia Todd (now with Jobs to [...]
The Cahaba River is recognized globally for its incredible biodiversity, but much of that biodiversity was put in jeopardy when the Cahaba was cutoff from the Gulf of Mexico decades ago by Claiborne and Miller's Ferry dams on the Alabama River. Dozens of fish species, including those that act as host fish enabling the life [...]
Water is Life: Forever Chemicals with Ryan Anderson (SELC) and Eric Reidy (ADEM) The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided significant new funding for water infrastructure in Alabama, including dedicated funds for water utilities to address emerging contaminants in our drinking water. These funds are being distributed through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The most [...]
Join Alabama Arise virtually for Town Hall Tuesdays! "Together, we continue to be fueled by hope in our vision of a better Alabama for all. This session is another opportunity to discuss the steps forward we have taken and to hear from each other about issues next year."
For years, advocates have been sounding alarm bells about the dangers of coal ash sitting in groundwater in unlined pits alongside our rivers and even threatening our drinking water sources. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) created a dangerous plan to permanently store toxic coal ash in these unlined pits - violating federal standards. [...]
Join the League of Women Voters of Alabama's Environmental Series -- Alabama Waste Sludge Awareness!! Julie Lay will discuss the practice and hazards of the land application of biosloids in this next program in the League of Women Voters of Alabama's Environmental Education Series. Often referred to as waste sludge, the nutrient value is often [...]
