Navarre Fishing Pier Draws Crowds Despite Oil Fears on the Gulf
Five years after Hurricane Ivan destroyed it, the Navarre Fishing Pier is open for business again — and despite oil creeping through the Gulf, anglers are showing up. The rebuilt…
Cartoonist Marshall Ramsey’s Open Letter Captured Mississippi’s Katrina Anniversary Frustration
As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approached in August 2015, plans for President Barack Obama to mark the occasion in New Orleans — and not on the Mississippi Gulf…
Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council Seeks Project Suggestions for RESTORE Act Funding
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council is accepting project suggestions for RESTORE Act Direct Component and Spill Impact Component funding through Oct. 1, 2026, continuing a program that has funded…
Alabama Coast Caretakers Secure West End of Dauphin Island for Public Conservation
The entire undeveloped west end of Dauphin Island — 838 acres of beach and dune stretching more than eight miles beyond Bienville Boulevard — has been transferred to public ownership…
Alabama coast lands another $26 million in oil-spill recovery funds
Environmental preservation and remediation projects in Mobile and Baldwin counties have been awarded nearly $26 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, part of a…
Alabama Coastal Projects in Foley, Dauphin Island and Wolf Bay Win $26 Million in Oil Spill Recovery Funds
Four coastal restoration projects across Mobile and Baldwin counties, including a major upgrade to the Dauphin Island Causeway, will share nearly $26 million in Deepwater Horizon settlement funding.
Mobile Unveils Vision for Overhauling Langan Municipal Park
MOBILE, Ala. — The City of Mobile on Tuesday offered its first detailed look at the future of Langan Municipal Park, releasing a video laying out a sweeping revitalization concept…
A Decade After Deepwater Horizon, Alabama’s Gulf Coast Recovery Is Still a Work in Progress
Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Alabama has received more than $790 million in BP-funded restoration and expects over $1.4 billion more — but officials and environmentalists say the…
ADEM Director Wins Another Year Despite Flood of Negative Public Reviews
The Alabama Environmental Management Commission voted unanimously to extend ADEM Director Lance LeFleur's contract for another year, despite an overwhelming majority of public comments criticizing his handling of coal ash…
Mobile and Baldwin Counties Ride Record Wave of Alabama Tourism Growth
Alabama's tourism industry had its best year since before the 2010 oil spill in 2017, with Mobile County visitor spending topping $1.2 billion and Baldwin County drawing an estimated $4.4…