Alabama Should Avoid Water Hazards the Right Way

Alabama Should Avoid Water Hazards the Right Way

on May 13, 2016

A version of this editorial was published on the MontgomeryAdvertiser.com on May 5, 2016. Click here to read the article on MontgomeryAdvertiser.com. Alabama Should Avoid Water Hazards the…

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Alabama Power expects to close coal ash ponds ‘eventually’ due to new EPA rules

on September 30, 2015

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

on September 18, 2015

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

on September 18, 2015

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

on September 16, 2015

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

on September 3, 2015

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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ARA’s comments for ADEM’s 2015 Triennial Review

on July 16, 2015

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

on July 3, 2015

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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Alabama Rivers Alliance releases Defend Rivers 2015 Legislative Agenda

on March 5, 2015

Dam Safety, Open Government, and Water Management Policy top the 2015 legislative priorities for river advocacy organizations from across the state For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 5, 2015 Contact: Mitch Reid, Program…

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New map pinpoints over forty sites in Alabama where coal ash waste threatens Alabama waterways

on December 15, 2014

New map pinpoints over forty sites in Alabama where coal ash waste threatens Alabama waterways Conservation groups urge EPA to enact strict safeguards to protect waterways and communities from…

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