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Legislature considers giving locals more control on quarry siting

Adam Snyder wraps up the environmental news from Montgomery in this week's legislative dispatch.

By Weekly Staff
MORE ENVIRONMENTAL BILLS INTRODUCED: Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the environment
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Commission to interview three finalists for ADEM director

Interviews are scheduled to take place Friday, Feb. 19. A summary of the candidate's applications, along with links to their resumes, are inside.

By Madison Underwood
In the print edition, I spelled ADEM director search finalist Lance LeFleur's last name "LaFleur." I apologize for the mistake, and I've corrected the online edition. On Friday, the Alabama Environ
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Sharing the legacy

African-American couple strives to diversify National Parks

By Jesse Chambers
In 1995, Frank and Audrey Peterman, an adventurous middle-aged couple in Broward, Fla., piled into their trusty Ford F-150 pick-up and drove across America to visit the natural wonders they had never
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Alabama Rivers Alliance hosts water conference

This year's conference will feature the first-ever Alabama Water Rally, a four-day event designed to inform participants about key water issues affecting the state

By Jesse Chambers
PROTECTING ALABAMA’S WATER: Environmental leaders from across Alabama will gather in Montgomery for the 12th-annual Watershed Leadership Conference hosted by the Alabama Rivers Alliance from Feb. 27 t
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Road bill on life support

Adam Snyder provides an update on environmental bills in the Alabama legislature

By Weekly Staff
Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the environment during the current session of the Al
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Standing up for clean water

Two federal bills need your support, says BWRK

By Weekly Staff
This article by Brooke and Scribner of Black Warrior Riverkeeper is another in a recent series of guest pieces written for Green Space by Birmingham-area environmental advocates. Standing up for cl
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TONIGHT ON THE THREATDOWN: BEARS!

So, as it turns out, Yogi Bear’s love of pic-a-nic baskets is rooted in actual behavior.

By Madison Underwood
TONIGHT ON THE THREATDOWN, BEARS! So, as it turns out, Yogi Bear’s love of pic-a-nic baskets is rooted in actual behavior. Boy Scouts and backpackers already knew this, of course—part of the nightly r
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Residents fight against coal mines

Check out Thomas Spencer's piece regarding a resurgence of interest in Alabama's coal

By Madison Underwood
RESIDENTS FIGHT BACK AGAINST RENEWED INTEREST IN ALABAMA COAL: Birmingham News reporter Thomas Spencer had a great piece in Sunday’s paper on how, due to an increase in the price of coal, mining compa
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Eat lunch for the Cahaba River Society

Wanna help out the Cahaba River Society? Just go eat lunch at Nabeel's Wednesday, Feb. 3, and tell them CRS sent ya!

By Madison Underwood
LET’S DO LUNCH: Wanna help out the Cahaba River Society, an organization that works to restore and protect the Cahaba River watershed (that’s us, by the way)? You can, and it’s as easy as eating lunch
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Energy bills on the move in legislature

Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills

By Weekly Staff
ENERGY ON THE MOVE: Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the environment during the curre