Mobile Studying Curbside Recycling and a Countywide Partnership to Expand Service
Curbside recycling has never been available in Mobile — a gap that sets the city apart from most of its peers and leaves residents who want to recycle with just…
Mobile City Employees and Volunteers Sweep Litter from West Mobile Neighborhoods
City workers traded desks for trash bags Friday morning, joining volunteers to clear litter from several west Mobile neighborhoods as part of the city’s community service day. The cleanup ran…
Saraland Hearing Draws Dozens of Voices on Plant Barry Coal Ash Plan
Dozens of Mobile and Baldwin county residents packed a Saraland hearing on Alabama Power's plan to cap in place the massive coal ash pond at Plant Barry, with opponents outnumbering…
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…
Coal ash pond at Plant Barry raises environmental concerns along the Mobile River
MOBILE, Ala. — A massive coal ash pond at Alabama Power’s Plant Barry sits just feet from the Mobile River, holding roughly 20 million tons of contaminated residue behind an…
Alabama Power Explains Decision to Cap-in-Place the Plant Barry Coal Ash Pond
When federal coal-ash rules took effect in 2015, Alabama Power faced a choice for its ponds: install liners or close them within five years. For the massive coal ash pond…
Environmental Group Warns of Catastrophic Failure Risk at Plant Barry Coal Ash Pond
More than 21 million tons of coal ash sit behind a roughly four-mile earthen embankment at Alabama Power’s Plant Barry, and a two-year study by the environmental group Mobile Baykeeper…
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Alabama Gulf Coast Council Advances $315 Million in RESTORE Act Projects Across Mobile and Baldwin Counties
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council, the 10-member body tasked with distributing $708 million in civil penalties BP owes for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, met recently to approve…
Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council Nears First Round of BP Settlement Project Funding
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council is preparing to select its first round of BP settlement-funded projects by the end of July, weighing hundreds of millions of dollars in road,…