Public Health

Legislature

House passes bill that will limit state environmental regulations

The House approved SB71, locking state environmental regulations to federal standards, despite Democratic opposition and concerns about public health protections.

Mary Claire Wooten

February 18, 2026

Lawmakers advance bill tying environmental rules to federal standards

The Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee advanced a bill limiting state environmental rules to federal standards.

Mary Claire Wooten

February 6, 2026

Senate advances bill limiting environmental rules beyond federal standards

Alabama Senate passed SB71, limiting state environmental rules to federal standards despite Democratic warnings about reduced protections for certain communities.

Mary Claire Wooten

February 4, 2026

House passes bill that would criminalize protesting in a mask without a doctor’s note

Anti-masking laws have never been taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court and have had mixed results in lower courts.

Jacob Holmes

January 28, 2026

Stethoscope tied in a knot around a fist full of money

Report featuring ADPH head highlights threats to public health funding

A new report raised concerns about proposed federal funding cuts impacting public health. The head of the Alabama Department of Public Health shared insights.

Wesley Walter

September 19, 2025

Opinion

RFK Jr.’s war on science endangers America’s health, history, and future

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump, HHS, Vaccines, Alabama politics, Public health, UAB, COVID-19, Conspiracy theories

Bill Britt

September 8, 2025

Opinion

Vaccines matter to you, me and Alabama

When you vaccinate, you protect your grandmother with asthma, the coworker in chemotherapy and the preemie next door who is still too small for shots.

Dr. Nina Ford-Johnson

August 1, 2025