The Baldwin County Health Department has issued a swimming advisory for Wolf Bay at Orange Beach Waterfront Park after bacteria levels exceeded safe limits.
Tag: ADEM
Coverage of ADEM from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Coastal Alabama Lands $87 Million in Deepwater Horizon Money for Wetlands, Islands and Water Quality
Alabama will receive $87 million in RESTORE Act funding for coastal projects, including 100 acres of new wetland in upper Mobile Bay and replenishment of Dauphin Island’s West End and Grand Batture Island.
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Alabama Power Defends Plant Barry Coal Ash Pond Closure Plan Amid Groundwater Concerns
Alabama Power is defending its plan to permanently cap in place the coal ash pond at Plant Barry, even as environmental groups question the utility’s approach to groundwater contamination and dam safety along the Mobile River.
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A Warning Beneath the Cheering: Scientists Questioned the Cost of Mobile’s Growth
As Mobile celebrated steel plants and tanker contracts in 2008, retired Dauphin Island Sea Lab director George Crozier warned that unmanaged growth could undo 40 years of hard-won water quality gains.