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  • December 2024

  • Fri 13

    GASP’s First Annual Community Christmas Extravaganza

    December 13, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    New Start Covenant of Grace 41st Avenue North 2873, Birmingham, AL, United States

    This holiday season, the Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP) is thrilled to announce our first Annual Community Christmas Extravaganza, bringing holiday cheer and clean air awareness to the Birmingham community. [...]

  • Mon 16

    Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)

    December 16, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)
    Wedowee Marine South Alabama 48 9681, Lineville, AL, United States

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Alabama Power Company's R.L. Harris Hydropower project on the Tallapoosa River and announced two public meetings [...]

  • Tue 17

    Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)

    December 17, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Public Meeting Soliciting Comments Regarding the R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (P-2628-066)
    Wedowee Marine South Alabama 48 9681, Lineville, AL, United States

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Alabama Power Company's R.L. Harris Hydropower project on the Tallapoosa River and announced two public meetings [...]

  • Tue 17

    River Reels & Tales: A Night of Film and Discussion in Talladega!

    December 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Ritz Theatre 115 Court Square N, Talladega, AL, United States

    Join the Alabama Rivers Alliance and Coosa Riverkeeper for a River Reels & Tales: A Night of Film and Discussion About the Coosa River! This exciting series of town hall events [...]

    Free
  • January 2025

  • Sat 18

    Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Day with Cahaba Riverkeeper

    January 18, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
    Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Co Rd 24, West Blocton, AL 35184, USA, United States

    When: Saturday, January 18th, 2025 from 9:30am-11:30am What: Volunteer to clean up the trails leading to/along the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge this January! If you are interested in starting [...]

  • Mon 20

    AEC MLK Day of Service Litter Pickup

    January 20, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Trinity Baptist Church 900 Graymont Ave W, Birmingham, AL, United States

    Join the AEC and the Bush Hills Neighborhood for an MLK Day litter pickup! We’ll be meeting at 8:30 a.m. for a brief safety talk and get everyone the supplies [...]

  • Thu 23

    AMRV RC&D Quarterly Meeting

    January 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Athens City Hall Hobbs Street East 200, Athens, AL, United States

    Join Alabama's Mountains, Rivers & Valleys Resource Conservation & Development Council for their Quarterly Council Meeting at Athens City Hall. The meeting will begin at 10 am and lunch will [...]

  • Sat 25

    League of Women Voters Gulf Coast Convening: Climate, Affordability, Resilience

    January 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
    Tonsmeire Weeks Bay Resource Center 11525 US-98, Fairhope, AL, United States

    Register to join the League of Women Voters of Alabama at their Gulf Coast Convening on Climate on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 9 am to 3:30 pm CT at [...]

  • Sat 25

    Salamander Festival

    January 25, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homewood High School Gymnasium 1901 S Lakeshore Dr S, Homewood, AL, United States
  • Thu 30

    Cahaba River Society Annual Meeting

    January 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Save the date for Cahaba River Society's 2025 annual meeting! More details will be posted closer to the event!

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Alabama Rivers Alliance is a statewide network of groups working to protect and restore all of Alabama’s water resources through building partnerships, empowering citizens, and advocating for sound water policy and its enforcement.

Click here to read a summary of our 2023 – 2027 Strategic Plan.
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  • ARA’s Deputy Director Recognized with Unsung Hero Award!
  • Tell Birmingham City Council Don’t Water Down the Data Center Ordinance!
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Alabama is in great hands with all these incredibl Alabama is in great hands with all these incredible folks talking about river and water protection at #RiverRally2026 in San Antonio! ARA’s Charles Miller will be presenting about data centers with @southernenvironment’s Ryan Anderson and @blackbeltwr’s Portia Shepherd will be presenting about infrastructure throughout the South. Collaborating, sharing and hearing others is such an important part of what we do at ARA!
We want to send a HUGE thank you to our sponsors o We want to send a HUGE thank you to our sponsors of Southern Exposure Films in Huntsville tomorrow evening! As we have outgrown venues with the awesome crowds in Huntsville, sponsors help us keep this incredible evening of films and conversations FREE to everyone in Huntsville. See you tomorrow evening!

Please support those who support us! Energy Alabama, Land Trust of North Alabama, Phoenix Glass & New Terra Compost, Planet Sapling, Huntsville Canoe Club, Susan Weber and Stephen Wynn!

#HuntsvilleAL #RocketCity #SouthernExposure #hsv #HSVAL
We are THRILLED to announce the selection of the 2 We are THRILLED to announce the selection of the 2026 #SouthernExposure film fellows: Moses Aubrey, Ethan Kauffman, Anna Lueck, Callie Mejia, and Grace Sullivan!

This summer, these ultra talented filmmakers will create five short documentaries telling powerful stories about Alabama’s special people, places and wildlife. The films will feature Alabamians who are dedicated to protecting and restoring our rich biodiversity, while highlighting solutions for complex issues for audiences all over the state and region.

We can't wait to welcome them to Alabama! Stay tuned this summer to see pieces of their work as they explore all four corners of Alabama, and beyond. 

#Alabama #FilmAlabama #WaterIsLife #AlabamaRivers #DefendRivers #Film #DocumentaryFilm #EnviroDocs #documentary
HUNTSVILLE, we'll see you Wednesday at @campus805' HUNTSVILLE, we'll see you Wednesday at @campus805's cafeteria with @hsv_environment and the NEW #SouthernExposure Films! We'll also have a discussion afterwards with @revcbgilliam. Learn more about the films and see the trailers from our bio.

Wednesday, May 13 at Campus 805’s Cafeteria Mix and Mingling at 5:30 pm | Films start at 6:30 pm | Q&A + Discussion After| Delicious Food While It Lasts – Plus Cash Bar!
 
Created in six weeks during the summer, the Southern Exposure Films celebrate special people and nature in Alabama, while discovering hidden treasures and exploring complex issues.

#SouthernExposure #Huntsville #MadisonCounty #hsv #AlabamaRivers #Alabama #Madison #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #DataCenters #BelleMina #Salamanders #Salabama #RiversGift
Earlier this week, we had the honor of recognizing Earlier this week, we had the honor of recognizing Kelly Marshall, ARA’s Deputy Director and Southern Exposure’s Impact Producer, with the *UNSUNG HERO* award for her outstanding public service, and so much more at UAB Department of Political Science (@uabpspa) and Public Administration’s Alabama Public Service Training Initiative annual celebration dinner.

Michele Forman (UAB’s Director of Media Studies and Southern Exposure Film’s Series Producer), Cindy Lowry (ARA’s executive director) and David Butler (Cahaba River Coalition) all separately nominated her, which illustrates her reach across the environmental community and beyond. Take a look at some excerpts from her nomination letters in the photos below and join us in saying HIP HIP HOORAY to Kelly and her work throughout Alabama protecting and defending our rivers and streams!
Last week, Birmingham City Council heard that Birm Last week, Birmingham City Council heard that Birmingham residents want more stringent controls on data center development, including larger setbacks from residential neighborhoods and more specific requirements on how data centers use shared resources like our drinking water, electric, and wastewater systems. The City Council also heard from big business that the Council should remove the “special exception” process that allows communities to have a voice when hyperscale data centers are proposed in certain areas of the city. 

The city council decided to delay a final vote on Birmingham’s data center regulations so they can incorporate citizens’ feedback. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME NOW TO tell them to maintain the proposed protections, and to continue to allow citizens to have input through the special exception process for hyperscale data centers in light industrial and office park areas.

Send your letter from the link in bio and tell your Birmingham City Councilors what you want to see in a data center ordinance! 

#WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #AlabamaRivers #DataCenters #BirminghamAL #Birmingham #Bham
Join ARA and @southernenvironment tomorrow (Tuesda Join ARA and @southernenvironment tomorrow (Tuesday, April 28) at @auburnuufellowship to learn more about the proposed SSE4 pipeline expansion through #LeeCounty!

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A proposed methane gas pipeline expansion is coming straight through Lee County, and your community deserves to know the facts.

Alabama Rivers Alliance (@alabamarivers  ARA) is joining forces with BlackBelt Women Rising @blackbeltwr, Senator Robert Stewart, and local leaders to host a series of community meetings along the pipeline’s path. The Lee County meeting is coming up, and you are invited.

Tuesday, April 28 | 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
450 E Thach Ave, Auburn AL
Free pizza and drinks provided.

At this free public meeting, you will see up-to-date maps of exactly where the new pipelines would go, learn how the project could impact your property, and get a clear explanation of the FERC process and how to formally participate.

All are welcome. 

Please share with friends, family, and neighbors in the Auburn and Lee County area.

#AuburnAL #alabamarivers #auburnalabama  #LeeCounty PipelineAwareness CleanEnergy CommunityMeeting FERC TakeAction alabamariversalliance blackbeltwomenrising auburnuufellowship
THIS TUESDAY (April 28), at 9:30 am, the Birmingha THIS TUESDAY (April 28), at 9:30 am, the Birmingham City Council will decide whether to adopt a new ordinance regulating data centers within the city limits. This comes a few months after the city passed a first-in-Alabama temporary moratorium on data centers.

The proposed regulations would be some of the strongest in the Southeast. They would require closed-loop cooling systems in larger data centers, minimizing the use of water in these facilities and preventing increased demands on drinking water supplies that can drive up water utility bills.

Birmingham residents, please send your city councilors an email [from the link in bio!] (or text or call if you know them personally!) letting them know that you support the proposed ordinance, and celebrating the fact that Birmingham has an opportunity to be among the first cities in the state to meaningfully protect their residents from the impacts of all hyperscale data centers. It’s critical to let the city council know that not only do you support the ordinance, but you also support efforts to ensure no big tech company gets a blank check from Birmingham.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

If you’re able, you can also join us and testify in person at the City Council meeting this Tuesday, April 28 at 9:30 am! We recommend arriving about 30 minutes early to ensure that you can grab a seat. City Council meets on the 3rd Floor of City Hall, located at 710 20th Street North in downtown Birmingham.

#DataCenters #Bham #Birmingham #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers
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