Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Environment

Black Warrior Riverkeeper threatens Drummond with lawsuit over mine water pumping

The river protection group has given the company 60 days to stop pumping or the group said it plans to file a lawsuit.

October 29, 2021

ADEM investigating fuel leak in Pelham Creek

The pipeline's owner, Texas-based Kinder Morgan, has shut down the pipeline as workers investigate the leak, according to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

October 1, 2021

Protecting Alabama’s waters requires more than lawsuits

"The true objective is to stop and prevent violations through the most effective means. Just filing lawsuits doesn’t get it done."

July 2, 2021

Independent analysis: Statewide ash pond closure plans “comprehensive and robust”

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is currently reviewing applications to close a number of coal ash storage sites.

March 30, 2021

Lawmaker introduces bill requiring rendering plant to compensate nearby property owners

The legislation would require Pilgrim’s Pride to compensate the owners of nearby properties for loss of property value.

February 4, 2021

ADEM director weighs-in on coal ash pond closures

APR spoke with ADEM Director Lance LeFleur to understand the process and how the public could be assured that steps taken would lead to a safe and effective outcome.

October 19, 2020

Hearings give public opportunity to weigh in on coal ash plans

ADEM will make sure the closure and cleanup of the coal ash sites will be done in a way that will protect the state’s land and water resources now and in the future.

October 16, 2020

Plume site under downtown Montgomery removed from EPA superfund priority list

A toxic plume that formed underneath several blocks of downtown Montgomery is being removed from the EPA’s superfund priority list after years of cleanup efforts have reduced the threat to the public, the agency and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced on Wednesday. Known as the Capital City Plume, the 50-block area of contaminated … Continued

September 9, 2020

ADEM announces “precedent-setting” consent order with 3M

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced today it has reached a landmark consent order with the 3M Company that holds the company accountable for cleaning up what are sometimes called “forever chemicals” from its plant in Decatur and at multiple sites in northwest Alabama. It also commits the company to long-term obligations to investigate … Continued

July 24, 2020

High chemical levels in water near Decatur landfill concern environmental group, ADEM

Recent tests of water flowing under an abandoned landfill in Decatur found levels of the chemicals PFAS and PFOS at 51,000 parts per trillion — substantially higher than the 70 parts per trillion the EPA has determined is safe for drinking water — test results obtained by APR show. The tests, paid for by the … Continued

June 25, 2020