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…
Gulf Coast Calendar: Azalea Bloom Out, OBA Festival of Art and More Around Mobile and Baldwin County March 6-12, 2019
Azalea season is peaking across the Gulf Coast, and the first full week of March brings art festivals, history lectures, a Mardi Gras litter cleanup and free health screenings. Here’s…
Volunteers Head to Water and Shoreline for Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup
Dozens of volunteers from across the coast turned out Saturday morning for the annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup, spreading across multiple sites around the region to pull litter from shorelines and…
Mobile Baykeeper’s ‘The Big Float’ Paddles Fly Creek for Clean Water
Looking to beat the August heat while supporting a good cause? Mobile Baykeeper invited the public out on the water for “THE BIG FLOAT,” a kayak trip down Fly Creek…
Environmental Group Warns of Catastrophic Failure Risk at Plant Barry Coal Ash Pond
A two-year study by the environmental group Mobile Baykeeper warns that the coal ash pond at Alabama Power’s Plant Barry poses a high risk of dam failure and is already…
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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,…
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…
State Regulators, Attorney General Sue Daphne Utilities Over Sewer Spill Reporting
Alabama environmental regulators and the state attorney general have sued Daphne Utilities in Baldwin County Circuit Court, alleging the public utility made errors in reporting sewer spills.
State Regulators, Attorney General Sue Daphne Utilities Over Sewer Spill Reporting
Alabama environmental regulators and the state attorney general have sued Daphne Utilities in Baldwin County Circuit Court, alleging the public utility made errors in reporting sewer spills.