Mobile lax on stormwater monitoring

The city of Mobile has not fully monitored the storm water washing into Mobile Bay for the past five years, according to a report in Monday’s Mobile Press-Register. Mobile and other municipalities are

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UPDATED: Dutch reports: Joran van der Sloot admits to dumping Holloway's body

(UPDATED 5:52 a.m.) The primary suspect in Holloway's disappearance has confessed, according to reports from the Netherlands

By Madison Underwood

Updated at 5:52 a.m., Feb. 23, 2010 BNONews, a Dutch wire service, reports that Joran van der Sloot has confessed to dumping Natalee Holloway's body in an Aruban marsh. CBS 42 was looking into the

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Iran, Iraq, education & optimism: What Condi Rice said to a hometown audience

The former Secretary of State told Birmingham-Southern students that Iran is a "military dictatorship," words Hillary Clinton would use four days later

By Madison Underwood

On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that “Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship.” This slight change in the U.S.’s diplomatic posture towards Iran made headlines around th

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Commission to interview three finalists for ADEM director

Interviews are scheduled to take place Friday, Feb. 19. A summary of the candidate's applications, along with links to their resumes, are inside.

By Madison Underwood

In the print edition, I spelled ADEM director search finalist Lance LeFleur's last name "LaFleur." I apologize for the mistake, and I've corrected the online edition. On Friday, the Alabama Environ

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TONIGHT ON THE THREATDOWN: BEARS!

So, as it turns out, Yogi Bear’s love of pic-a-nic baskets is rooted in actual behavior.

By Madison Underwood

TONIGHT ON THE THREATDOWN, BEARS! So, as it turns out, Yogi Bear’s love of pic-a-nic baskets is rooted in actual behavior. Boy Scouts and backpackers already knew this, of course—part of the nightly r

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Residents fight against coal mines

Check out Thomas Spencer's piece regarding a resurgence of interest in Alabama's coal

By Madison Underwood

RESIDENTS FIGHT BACK AGAINST RENEWED INTEREST IN ALABAMA COAL: Birmingham News reporter Thomas Spencer had a great piece in Sunday’s paper on how, due to an increase in the price of coal, mining compa

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Eat lunch for the Cahaba River Society

Wanna help out the Cahaba River Society? Just go eat lunch at Nabeel's Wednesday, Feb. 3, and tell them CRS sent ya!

By Madison Underwood

LET’S DO LUNCH: Wanna help out the Cahaba River Society, an organization that works to restore and protect the Cahaba River watershed (that’s us, by the way)? You can, and it’s as easy as eating lunch

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Environmental groups request federal takeover of ADEM

Fourteen Alabama environmental groups took a step last Friday that ought to send a chill up the spine of polluters

By Madison Underwood

A BOLD MOVE BY ALABAMA ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS: Fourteen Alabama environmental groups took a step last Friday that ought to send a chill up the spine of polluters that benefit from the state’s lax enforc

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A bunch of ash-holes

Hurricane Creekkeeper's editorial takes it to pretty much every organization around

By Madison Underwood

“I firmly believe that the TVA, ADEM, EPA and Perry County Commission have teamed up to present a willful campaign of misinformation designed to facilitate the placement of this toxic mess in an envir

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Commission gives more time to selection of ADEM Director

The Environmental Management Commission will take applications for the open Executive Director position at ADEM until Jan. 29

By Madison Underwood

COMMISSION GIVES MORE TIME TO SELECTION OF DIRECTOR: The Alabama Environmental Management Commission will take applications for the open Executive Director position at the Alabama Department of Enviro