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Bayou La Batre Shrimp boats docked in a coastal Alabama harbor

Governor Hopeful Bentley to Tour Oil-Threatened Coast by Boat

James Bullard, June 17, 2010

Republican governor candidate Robert Bentley planned a visit to south Mobile County, including a boat tour of the Bayou la Batre, Coden and Dauphin Island waters, to see firsthand the effects of the Gulf oil spill on the coastal communities.

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Coden Aerial view of coastal estuary waters in south Mobile County, Alabama

South Mobile County Weighs Sewer Expansion Against Risk to Portersville Bay

James Bullard, April 9, 2008

South Mobile County needs more sewer capacity, but a proposal to discharge treated wastewater into Portersville Bay, or to route new sewer lines down Dauphin Island Parkway or Bellingrath Road, has residents and environmental advocates pushing for land-based disposal alternatives instead.

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Bayou La Batre A small oyster boat working in a shallow coastal bay at sunrise

Coden Meeting Took Up the Fight to Save Portersville Bay and Its Seafood

James Bullard, May 14, 2007

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.

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