Live Oak Landing to Close in October for Inaugural ‘Dragons on the Delta’ Boat Race in Stockton
The North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce will host the first-ever Dragons on the Delta boat race Oct. 17 in Stockton, closing Live Oak Landing for the day.
159 Football Fields of Marsh, Gone: Inside Coastal Alabama’s Slow-Motion Erosion Crisis
Between 2009 and 2021, the Mississippi Sound and Portersville and Heron bays lost 210 acres of marsh — about 159 football fields. Scientists, landowners and boaters explain what is driving…
North Baldwin Chamber Announces Inaugural Dragons on the Delta Boat Race
The North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce will host its first Dragons on the Delta dragon boat race Oct. 17 at Live Oak Landing in Stockton, with team registration now open.
EPA Weighs Letting Alabama Take Over Oversight of Coal Ash Pond Closures
A federal proposal would hand Alabama state regulators oversight of coal ash pond closures, a plan critics say could leave millions of tons of ash buried near the state's rivers,…
Mobile Baykeeper Lands NOAA Grant to Combat Litter in One Mile Creek
Mobile Baykeeper has received a $56,013 NOAA Marine Debris Program grant to help remove litter from One Mile Creek, a waterway that flows into Three Mile Creek and the Mobile-Tensaw…
Mobile Baykeeper, SELC sue Alabama Power over Plant Barry coal ash
Mobile Baykeeper and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Alabama Power, challenging the utility’s plan to leave roughly 21 million tons of coal ash in…
PSC Runoff Puts Coal Ash at Plant Barry Back in the Spotlight
Alabama Public Service Commissioner Chip Beeker and challenger Robert McCollum head to a June 21 runoff, with McCollum pushing for more scrutiny of Alabama Power's coal ash storage at Plant…
Registration Opens for 17th Annual Alabama Coastal BirdFest Across Baldwin County
Registration is open for the 17th annual Alabama Coastal BirdFest, a four-day birding and nature festival running Oct. 6-9 across Baldwin County, from Gulf Shores to Dauphin Island.
ADEM Grants Final Approval to Cap Coal Ash in Place at Plant Barry
Alabama regulators have signed off on Alabama Power's plan to permanently cap its coal ash pond in place at Plant Barry rather than excavate the waste, a decision environmental advocates…
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…