Black Warrior River

Ash Coal Monitoring Protects Alabama’s Drinking Water
Ash Coal Monitoring Protects Alabama’s Drinking Water
Ash Coal Monitoring Protects Alabama’s Drinking Water
I truly believe @BWRiverkeeper on twitter says it best, "Alabama needs a state coal ash program designed to protect people, water, land, and wildlife, and not the power companies and landfill owners." We live in a country and state that can value profits over public health & it's time for change.  ...
BETTER NOTIFICATION NEEDED
BETTER NOTIFICATION NEEDED
BETTER NOTIFICATION NEEDED
When hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage get spilled into local waterways, the public has a right to know. Black Warrior Riverkeeper is seeking to change the way we're notified after a sewage spill, the local environmental advocacy agency wants us to get information in a more reliable and timely manner.
Northport Sewage Spill Now at 400,000 gallons
Northport Sewage Spill Now at 400,000 gallons
Northport Sewage Spill Now at 400,000 gallons
We are now told that more than 400,000 gallons of raw sewage overflowed from pumping stations in Northport last weekend.  This is 4 times greater than the 100,000 they city had originally said dumped into 4 different creeks and rivers including the big one, the ole Black Warrior...