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Despite Trump’s tweet, Alabama won’t see impact from Dorian. Bahamas hit hard.

A tweet from President Donald Trump Sunday morning warning that Alabama would be impacted from the category 5 hurricane Dorian drew corrections from the state’s most well known weatherman and others. “In addition to Florida – South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. Looking like one … Continued

September 2, 2019

Alabama Public Service Commission set to decide fate of solar fee

The fate of Alabama Power’s extra fees to customers with rooftop solar panels now rests with the Alabama Public Service Commission, although it was unclear Thursday when a decision would come or whether there will be a public hearing on the matter. Alabama Power, which provides electrical service to about two-thirds of the state, says … Continued

August 30, 2019

Alabama releases 2019 Fish Consumption Advisory

Before you plate up that striped bass, freshly caught from your favorite fishing hole, you’d better check the Alabama Department of Public Health’s recently released 2019 Fish Consumption Advisory to make sure it’s safe to eat. The annual report tells the public which fish taken from state waters are safe to eat, and which might … Continued

August 26, 2019

Department of Agriculture to begin weekly listening sessions

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries will be holding a state-wide series of listening sessions hosted by Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate starting on Sept. 4, 2019, at the Central Alabama Farmers Co-Op in Selma, Alabama. The sessions will work to provide a former for the public to discuss and ask questions … Continued

August 23, 2019

University of Alabama professor awarded grant to study heat waves

Editor’s note: This is an installment in APR’s yearlong series on climate change in Alabama. Eddie Burkhalter is a staff writer at Alabama Political Reporter and a fellow at the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship. The program is a partnership between the Poynter Institute and the Charles Koch Institute. Charles G. Koch is director of the Charles … Continued

August 19, 2019

State adds two more red snapper fishing days

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Tuesday that they have added two additional days of red snapper fishing for private anglers. After completing a review of the 2019 private angler red snapper season through August 5, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources determined that two additional days can be added … Continued

August 14, 2019

Alabamians can hunt sandhill cranes for the first time since 1916

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that Alabama will have a sandhill crane season. This is the first time that Alabama hunters will have the opportunity to hunt, legally, a sandhill crane in 103 years. The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division will conduct a draw hunt of 400 permits to … Continued

August 12, 2019

July hottest global month ever recorded

July was the hottest month since mankind began keeping records more than a century ago, according to a European Union climate program. Two blistering heatwaves across Western Europe in June and July accelerated the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet, sending 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July alone, according to Ruth … Continued

August 8, 2019

Public trust in scientists rises, according to poll

The number of Americans who think scientists act in the public’s best interest is up from 2016, but the public is divided along party lines over views on scientific objectivity, research quality and trust of the scientific method. While 57 percent of Americans say they have mostly positive views of environmental research scientists there are … Continued

August 6, 2019

Rising sea levels cost Alabama coastline millions in lost property value

Alabama’s coastline lost $158 million in residential property value in just more than a decade due to tidal flooding caused by rising sea levels and climate change, according to a study by Columbia University and the New York-based nonprofit First Street Foundation. Among all 15 East Coast states, that loss amounted to $15.8 billion, according … Continued

August 2, 2019