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Alabama Power expects to close coal ash ponds ‘eventually’ due to new EPA rules
The full article to this story can be found on AL.com. Click here to read it. Alabama currently has nine operating coal-fired power plants and approximately 45 coal…
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Alabama’s environmental management funding slashed in 2016 budget; fee increases loom
This article originally appeared on AL.com. Click here to read it. Alabama’s environmental management funding slashed in 2016 budget; fee increases loom While Alabama’s 2016 budget, hashed together over…
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Message in a Budget
MESSAGE IN A BUDGET by Mitch Reid Following an extended debate that lasted a Regular Session and two Special Sessions, the Alabama Legislature passed a budget that, at its best, will…
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Alabama’s rivers at risk as EPA prepares to announce new limits on coal-ash waste pollution from coal-burning power plants
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 Contact: · Mitch Reid, Alabama Rivers Alliance, 205.322.6395 · Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205.458.0095 Alabama’s rivers at risk…
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Governor Bentley Announces Next Steps for State Water Plan in “All Hands” Meeting
Press Statement from Alabama Rivers Alliance and the Southern Environmental Law Center For Release: September 3, 2015 Contact: Mitch Reid, Alabama Rivers Alliance, 205-322-6395, [email protected] Sarah Stokes, Southern Environmental Law…
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Budget Cuts could devastate Alabama’s already-strapped environmental agency (ADEM)
This article originally appeared in The Anniston Star. Read it by clicking here. Budget Cuts could devastate Alabama’s already-strapped environmental agency (ADEM) More than five…
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ARA Announces 3rd annual #DefendRivers paddle on the Alabama River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2015 ALABAMA RIVERS ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES 3RD ANNUAL #DEFENDRIVERS PADDLE ON THE ALABAMA RIVER The paddle will send a message to state officials to find…
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ARA’s comments for ADEM’s 2015 Triennial Review
On July 16, Alabama Rivers Alliance presented comments on Alabama’s water quality at ADEM’s 2015 Triennial Review. We submitted 16 pages of written comments, but the short list of issues included:…
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AG Strange should sober up, fight for Alabama, not against EPA
This Op-Ed from ARA Program Director Mitch Reid originally appeared on AL.com. Click here to read it there. Alabama’s Attorney General Luther Strange is on an environmental bender and,…
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ADEM’s Triennial Review of Alabama’s Water Quality Standards COMING UP!
This is the formal review of the state’s designated uses of Alabama’s surface water resources and the water quality standards that protect these designated uses. ADEM’S Triennial…
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