Environment

Democrats reject coronovirus bill, saying more is needed for working people

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, said he voted Sunday evening against moving forward a $1.6 trillion emergency rescue package during a procedural vote because it doesn’t go far enough to help working people who need relief the most. “We need a strong, bipartisan package that directly assists our workers, our health care providers, and vulnerable … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

March 22, 2020

“It’s their choice. Individual freedom:” Alabama beaches to remain open for now

The Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism president said that the families and college students at Alabama’s beaches this week are there by “individual choice.” As beaches in some parts of Florida closed in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Alabama’s coastline this week remained busy. Photos shared widely on social media show … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

March 18, 2020

Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition joins nationwide call for clean fuels, vehicles

Representatives from the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition will join clean transportation leaders from across the nation this week in Washington, D.C., to educate federal policy makers about the need to expand America’s use of transportation alternative fuels, including biofuels, electricity, natural gas, and propane autogas. Altec Industries will also participate in Energy Independence Summit 2020, … Continued

February 11, 2020

Tickets available for Feb. 8 Birmingham climate change dialogue

Organizers of an upcoming event in Birmingham hope those who attend – climate scientists, business and faith leaders, energy sector representatives and the public alike – will engage one another on climate change and discuss what each can do to help. “People have been reluctant to look carefully at solutions, because they’ve been too busy … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

January 16, 2020

Alabama taxpayers will pay to defend Trump administration rollback of Endangered Species Act

Alabama taxpayers will pay as much as $30,000 to a Los Angeles law firm to defend President Donald Trump’s substantial weakening of the Endangered Species Act, according to state records. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall led a coalition of 13 states in the Dec. 9 filing in a California district court in defense of the … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

January 9, 2020

Hunters reminded to report deer they kill

This week thousands of Alabama deer hunters will be in the woods seeking to put meat in the freezer or that trophy that will be mounted on the wall of the family home for the next fifty years. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is reminding hunters to report the deer that they … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 2, 2020

A look back at APR’s coverage of climate change in 2019

APR began covering climate change during the summer of 2019, and in that time we looked closer at its impacts on Alabama and elsewhere, what’s being done to address them and the problems people have simply discussing climate change. Here’s a closer look at what we’ve learned in the last five months. We started our … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

December 31, 2019

There will be a prescribed burn planned today at Gulf State Park

If you planned to do some hiking on that nature trails at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores today, be aware that the park system has planned a prescribed burn there today as part of a forest management plan associated with longleaf pine restoration, fuel reduction and invasive species control. The planned burn will take … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 31, 2019

Opinion

3M dumped harmful chemicals around Decatur for years. It’s time the public knew the consequences

Every afternoon during seventh grade basketball practice, I and everyone else on the team would make as many trips as allowed to the water fountain just outside the gym doors to gulp down enough water to keep us from passing out. After school some days, we would ride our bikes to an old creek near … Continued

Josh Moon

December 23, 2019

News coverage of climate change worldwide depends largely on nation’s wealth, study finds

Climate change impacts are multinational, but how the world’s journalists cover climate change depends largely upon how wealthy their country is, a recent study found. News accounts in richer countries such as the U.S tend to politicize climate change coverage, focus more on the science and give more time to those who say humans aren’t … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

December 3, 2019