ADEM director issues statement on Moody fire to Environmental Management Commission
Director Lance LeFleur said the situation exposed shortcoming in the ability to respond to unregulated activities.
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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.
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Alabama Power Company last week announced that it had not and would not disconnect any of its utility customers during the COVID-19 crisis. That commitment was not enough for the environmental group GASP or Energy Alabama. That was the simple story I was writing when the absurdity of the situation dawned on me. This is … Continued
Alabama Power’s solar fee challenged in PSC hearing
Thursday, the Alabama Public Service Commission held a formal hearing to consider a complaint by the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the environmental activist group, GASP and two other parties, demanding that the PSC abolish an Alabama Power Company charge on customers with solar panels that use Alabama Power as a backup service. … Continued
EPA Region 4 administrator Trey Glenn resigns after indictment
Monday, the EPA Administrator for Region 4, Onis “Trey” Glenn III has resigned just days after a Jefferson County grand jury returned indictments against Glenn and former Alabama Environmental Management Commissioner (AEMC) Scott Phillips on multiple counts of conspiracy and/or complicity to violate the Alabama Ethics Act. “I offer my resignation,” Glenn wrote. “As you … Continued
Environmental groups call for ADEM director’s resignation or termination
Eleven Alabama environmentalist groups signed off on a letter Monday calling for the resignation or firing of Alabama Department of Environmental Management Director Lance LeFleur. The groups claim that the bribery and corruption trial U.S. v. Gilbert, et al yielded many disturbing revelations, including the failures of leaders at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management … Continued
Roberson and Gilbert both found guilty of federal corruption charges
Friday a federal jury today convicted prominent Birmingham attorney Joel Iverson Gilbert and Drummond Coal executive David Lynn Roberson in a scheme to bribe a state legislator to use his office to lead efforts opposing proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions in north Birmingham. The convictions in the federal corruption trial were announced by U.S. … Continued
APR files records request related to Luther Strange and Super Fund site
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Political Reporter filed a freedom of information request with the Alabama Attorney General’s office requesting any and all public records concerning any email communications between the Drummond Company and former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange. The same FOI request was made by Tallahassee Attorney David A. Ludder … Continued
Lawyer asks AG for documents related to Luther Strange, 35th Avenue Superfund site
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Attorney David A Ludder, who is representing the environmentalist group GASP, is asking Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) to hand over documents that then AG Luther Strange (R) may have written or received concerning the controversial 35th Avenue Superfund site in North Birmingham. As Attorney General, Luther Strange actively … Continued
National Climate Assessment, War on Coal and Other Disagreements
By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama has been blessed with an abundance of coal, a fossil fuel that has kept our citizens warm, provided jobs and has polluted the air. These are the facts. By what degree these facts are agreed upon, is an on-going debate. Recently, the Obama Administration released … Continued