Advocate speaks on federal initiative aimed at failing water systems
Lowndes County in Alabama's Black Belt last week served as the launching ground for the new federal initiative.
EPA
Mobile water board warns customers of contaminated water
The MAWSS said recent testing found PFAS/PFOS chemicals at rates well above the new EPA acceptable levels.
3M reaches $98 million agreement with Decatur, Morgan County over PFAS pollution
The settlement potentially ends years of lawsuits over “forever chemical” contamination in the area.
Former Balch & Bingham attorney, Drummond executive bribery convictions upheld
Roberson and Gilbert's convictions were upheld by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Settlement agreement reached to address alleged ABC Coke pollution
GASP claims that ABC Coke, which has operated in northern Birmingham for generations, has polluted the area over the course of decades.
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
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
House passes landfill bill allowing alternative materials as temporary cover
The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to change the statutory definition so that temporary “cover” in landfills can be a material other than “earth.” House Bill 140 is sponsored by State Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton. The bill allows landfills to use alternative daily covers in place of earth to cover landfills until … Continued
House considers bill to allow alternative materials as temporary cover at landfills
Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to change the statutory definition so that temporary “cover” in landfills can be a material other than “earth.” Earth is also known as soil or just dirt. House Bill 140 is sponsored by State Representative Alan Baker (R-Brewton). Rep. Baker said that all the bill does … Continued