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The New Southern Exposure Films Will Premiere at Altamont School in Birmingham on September 19!

Posted on August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 by Kelly
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Southern Exposure Films Donated to All 17 Birmingham Public Libraries

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Great News! Seven Groups Successful in Updating Toxic Pollutant Values to Protect Health of Alabamians!

Posted on June 17, 2025June 29, 2025 by Charles Miller
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Cindy featured on “In Our Backyard” podcast

Posted on June 6, 2025June 17, 2025 by Kelly
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Welcome the 2025 Southern Exposure Film Fellows!

Posted on June 3, 2025May 7, 2026 by Kelly
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Alabama’s 2025 Legislative Session Has Wrapped

Posted on May 15, 2025June 17, 2025 by Charles Miller
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Meet Tiffani!

Posted on May 13, 2025June 17, 2025 by Alabama Rivers Alliance
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ACTION ALERT: Tell your House Member to vote NO on SB330!

Posted on April 30, 2025June 17, 2025 by Charles Miller
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ARA and SELC submit comments for the R.L. Harris Dam relicensing on the Tallapoosa River

Posted on February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 by Alabama Rivers Alliance
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ARA on Evolve America’s Set In Stone podcast

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About ARA
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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  • JUST PUBLISHED: Data Center Toolkit for Alabamians
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Friends in Sewanee, Anniston and Montgomery, we ar Friends in Sewanee, Anniston and Montgomery, we are bringing the Southern Exposure Films to you soon! Join ARA and our partners for a FREE screening of the films, plus great conversation! THIS SATURDAY in Sewanee, TN as part of @spielconference at the University of the South! (You do not need to be a SPIEL attendee to see the films for free!) OCTOBER 22 in Anniston with @westanniston_f and @coosariverkeeper in Zinn Park! NOVEMBER 18 in Montgomery at the @clovercapri! See all the details by scrolling through PLUS see the trailers by visiting AlabamaRivers.org/SE-Screenings (or our link in bio!) #SouthernExposure #Alabama #Anniston #Sewanee #SewaneeTN #Montgomery #MontgomeryAL #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #AlabamaRivers #FilmAlabama
JUST PUBLISHED! Are there rumblings of a data cent JUST PUBLISHED! Are there rumblings of a data center coming to your community in Alabama? Do you want to have a voice in if or how they come to your community? Check out the new *Data Center Toolkit* for Alabama communities! Alabama Rivers Alliance, @blackwarriorriverkeeper, @coosariverkeeper,@npcapics and @southernenvironment collaborated to bring communities this toolkit which includes: how to advocate against a data center, how to pass an ordinance, examples of commonsense guardrails to protect our water resources, and so much more. Share with your neighbors and friends and let @alabamarivers or your local @waterkeepersalabama partner know if we can help you learn more about a data center in your neighborhood! Check the link in bio or visit AlabamaRivers.org/Data-Center-Toolkit #Alabama #DataCenters #AlabamaDataCenters #AlabamaRivers #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife
The Cahaba River is home to an iconic botanical od The Cahaba River is home to an iconic botanical oddball that can only grow in the middle of a rushing, rocky river. The beloved Hymenocallis coronaria (or, Cahaba lily, to those who know), has inspired thousands of plant lovers all over the nation, but none more than the folks who have found themselves Rooted in the River, spending their summer days protecting this unique plant and the wild waters it calls home. See this film + four more TONIGHT at the Southern Exposure Films World Premiere! in Birmingham and all over the South after that! Learn more at the link in bio. #DefendRivers #Hymenocalliscoronaria #Hymenocallis #ShoalsSpiderLily #CahabaLily #SouthernExposure #AlabamaRivers #CahabaRiver #WaterIsLife
Every single day, the sun provides Alabamians with Every single day, the sun provides Alabamians with more energy than we could ever use - all for free! So why aren’t we using more of it? As solar energy takes off around the world, Alabama is left behind, with most still using dirty fossil fuels to power our communities. Reckoning with the Sun explores the exciting possibilities of harnessing the sun to meet increasing demand, and the complicated choices that come with it. Can we make room for solar without giving up the wetlands, waterways and wildlife that make Alabama special? Directed by @callie_mejia See this film + four more at the Southern Exposure Films World Premiere! September 25 in Birmingham and all over the South after that! More info at the link in bio. #SouthernExposureFilms #Solar #SolarEnergy #SolarSiting #AlabamaRivers #DefendRivers
Along the Tombigbee River, the small town of McInt Along the Tombigbee River, the small town of McIntosh, Alabama, has lived for generations in the shadow of massive chemical plants. Residents claim they have been sickened through both decades of exposure to legacy chemicals in the environment and direct exposure from modern leaks. Now, as environmental protections for air and water are being rolled back at both the state and federal level, McIntosh residents are left with even fewer options to protect their health and their community. See CHEMICAL TOWN + four more films at the Southern Exposure Films World Premiere! September 25 in Birmingham! Learn more at the link in bio. #AlabamaRivers #TombigbeeRiver #DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #McIntoshAL #McIntosh #EnvironmentalJustice #ChemicalTown
Join us on Alabama’s Dauphin Island, where dedicat Join us on Alabama’s Dauphin Island, where dedicated scientists and conservationists are working to protect some of the coast’s most vulnerable residents – our ground nesting birds and turtles. We meet a brand-new-to-this-world Snowy Plover, as she takes her first steps in the sand, and we trudge through that same sand searching for hidden Diamondback Terrapin nests. We’ll meet the special people working together to keep Alabama’s Gulf Coast a haven for humans and critters alike. Featuring @alaudubon, @mcwanescience, jeyjey_estes, fishheadd, @sduncan99, @cweathrb, @liannekoczur, disealab, Olivia Morpeth, Jun Ebersole, John Dindo, and Thane Wibbels See "Alabama's Wild Coast", directed by @ethankauffman_, + four more at the World Premiere of the NEW Southern Exposure Films September 25 in Birmingham! Learn more at our link in bio. #SouthernExposureFilms #AlabamasWildCoast #Terrapins #AlabamaAudubon #Birds #DauphinIsland #AlabamaRivers #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers
It's been another great Alabama Water Resources Co It's been another great Alabama Water Resources Conference with University faculty, staff, graduate students, Extension agents, state and federal agencies, local municipalities and utilities, private consultants, other non profits and more! Cindy spoke on the Agricultural Water Policy Panel and Charles gave an update on state and local water policy throughout Alabama. V presented her poster "Drone Based Identification of Onsite Wastewater Systems and Signs of Septic Failure" and Abigail met many of the fantastic folks working together to protect Alabama's water resources! Attendees also got a super sneak peak of the upcoming #SouthernExposure film about groundwater, and ARA's work, including the Alabama data center map, got shout outs in multiple other presentations throughout the conference. We already can't wait for next year! #2026ALWRC #WaterIsLife #DefendRivers #AlabamaRivers
Repost from @theweatherlo • The debate over data c Repost from @theweatherlo • The debate over data centers in Alabama has hit new highs in recent months, with more than a dozen projects underway or proposed across the state. That surge in data center development is driven in part by the explosive growth of generative AI like ChatGPT and Claude. While backers of data centers tout them as boosters to the community, bringing jobs and tax dollars, public opposition continues to increase over environmental concerns and a lack of transparency from developers and political leaders. TL;DR? Here’s 5 things you need to know about data centers. ✍🏻 Link to the fully story in the bio.
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