Barges loaded with limestone are traveling hundreds of miles down Alabama’s rivers to Cedar Point in southern Mobile County, where the rock will be spread across the bay bottom to give young oysters a place to grow.
Tag: environment
Coverage of environment from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Local News
Gulf Oil Spill Claims Administrator Brings Progress Report to Mobile
Deepwater Horizon Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau planned a Mobile press conference to update officials on the settlement process, reporting thousands of claims filed and millions in determination letters.
Baldwin County
Baldwin County’s Stormwater Amendment Faces an Uphill Vote Amid ‘Rain Tax’ Backlash
Baldwin County leaders asked voters to approve a stormwater management measure on the November ballot, but a wave of anti-government sentiment and a ‘rain tax’ label left the proposal facing a difficult path.
Baldwin County
Shelby Says Water War Talks Yielded Progress as Drought Grips the Southeast
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby said a Nov. 1 meeting with governors and federal officials eased the immediate threat to Alabama’s downstream water supply, including cooling water for the Farley Nuclear Plant.
Bayou La Batre
Coden Meeting Took Up the Fight to Save Portersville Bay and Its Seafood
Casi Callaway of Mobile Bay Keepers headlined ‘Saving Our Bay, Saving Our Seafood’ at the Coden Community House, where a proposed sewer plant in south Mobile County was on the agenda.