Skip to content

Environment

Paddlers racing 650 miles to Mobile Bay in first Great Alabama 650 race

By Wednesday afternoon 59-year-old Salli O’Donnell had paddled her kayak 390 miles of the Great Alabama 650 race, which began Saturday at Weiss Lake in Centre.  Those miles put the ultra-distance paddler from Fort Walton Beach, Fla. in the lead. Her next closest competitor, Bobby Johnson, on Wednesday afternoon was 20 miles behind her, and … Continued
September 19, 2019

Falls continue to get warmer. Statewide forecast calls for dry, hot week

Record-breaking daily high temperatures in numerous Alabama cities on Friday come as the state, along with the rest of the nation, continues to see warmer fall temperatures.  The average fall temperature in Birmingham has risen 2.9 degrees since 1970, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and analyzed compiled by Climate Central, … Continued
September 17, 2019

Natural disaster aid applications open Wednesday for farmers

Beginning Wednesday farmers whose crops were affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply for some of the more than $3 billion in federal aid.  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made the announcement Monday that the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus signup starts Sept. 11.  “U.S. agriculture has been dealt a … Continued
September 11, 2019

UAB’s Drew Gentry awarded scholarships to continue study of ancient sealife

Drew Gentry has spent years looking back so that we’ll know what’s ahead. The doctoral student and instructor at the University of Alabama in Birmingham was recently awarded the 2019 Newton/Winefordner Scholarship to continue his research into the evolution of sea turtles. “The only way that it becomes possible to develop estimates of the future … Continued
September 11, 2019

Alabama Power adding gas, solar to meet winter demands

In a filing on Friday to a state regulatory agency, Alabama Power announced plans to build a new natural gas-fired power plant and increase solar capacity, all in an effort to increase energy production to meet extra demands during winters.  Alabama Power’s long-term energy plan filing to the Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC) states that … Continued
September 10, 2019

ADEM found E. Coli levels 35 times the danger level after Tyson spill. It didn’t tell anyone.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s website should probably be the first clue that the department doesn’t understand its responsibility to alert the public to dangerous environmental issues.  That website, which appears to be designed around the time people were still messaging in AOL chatrooms, states near the bottom that it is best viewed in … Continued
September 5, 2019

Trump shows doctored map with hurricane hitting Alabama

President Donald Trump on Wednesday held up in the oval office what appeared to be an altered National Hurricane Center map showing Dorian’s trajectory, apparently to bolster his earlier claim that Alabama could be impacted by the hurricane.  The altered map seemed to have been drawn on with a black marker to include in Dorian’s … Continued
September 5, 2019

Dove season begins in most Alabama counties on Saturday

It still feels hot outside, but these last weeks of summer are the beginning hunting season in Alabama. Hunters in 57 of Alabama counties may begin hunting mourning doves and white-winged doves at noon on Saturday, Sept. 7. Hunters in South Alabama will have to wait another week. Ten counties are in the state’s South … Continued
September 4, 2019

Registration for Alabama’s inaugural sandhill crane season opens tomorrow

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reminded citizens that registration for Alabama’s first sandhill crane hunting season in more than 100 years will open on Sept. 4 and will run until Sept. 25, 2019. The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) will conduct a computer-controlled random draw of only 400 sandhill … Continued
September 3, 2019