Alabama Power says Plant Barry coal ash dam is safe and reliable
Alabama Power says the dam holding back a massive coal ash pond at its Plant Barry steam plant on the Mobile River is safe and reliable, even as environmental groups…
EPA grant to fund effort to cut trash flowing into Dog River
MOBILE, Ala. — Trash washing into Dog River has been a persistent problem for years, and a local group is poised to expand its cleanup work with the help of…
State Regulators Propose $250,000 in Fines Against AM/NS Calvert Over Air, Water Violations
Alabama regulators are proposing $250,000 in fines against the AM/NS Calvert steel plant for air and water quality violations traced to an onsite acid regeneration facility, following a joint state-federal…
Alabama AG Steve Marshall Defends States’ Growing Role in Challenging Federal Power, Talks Confederate Monuments Law in Mobile Speech
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told a Mobile audience that state attorneys general now play an outsized role in national policy fights, while also defending his office's lawsuit against Birmingham…
Trump’s Win Sparks Protest, Optimism and Record Turnout Across South Alabama
Mobile saw a weekend rally against Donald Trump's election even as local leaders eyed economic gains for Austal and the Interstate 10 bridge, while Baldwin County posted record voter turnout…
Company Agrees to $1.3 Million Payout Over 2011 Mobile River Oil Spill
A company has agreed to pay more than $1.3 million in penalties and restitution for a 2011 fuel-oil spill that closed part of the Mobile River and killed wildlife.
Prichard Chosen for EPA Sustainable Communities Program
Prichard was selected among dozens of applicants nationwide to receive EPA technical assistance aimed at boosting sustainable local development.
Weeks Bay Foundation Lands Federal Grant for Gulf Coast Training Program
Fairhope's Weeks Bay Foundation received a $270,566 federal grant to fund coastal training workshops for Gulf Coast decision-makers over the next three years.
Mobile Native Vivian Malone Jones Remembered as a Civil Rights Pioneer
Mobile native Vivian Malone Jones helped change the history of higher education in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1963 and became its first Black graduate two…
Mobile Baykeeper Urges Residents to Push EPA on Corexit Dispersant Use
Mobile Baykeeper, the local nonprofit focused on protecting Mobile Bay and its watershed, has come out against the continued use of the chemical dispersant Corexit in the federal response to…