Tag: Black Warrior Riverkeeper
State releases 2020 Fish Consumption Advisories
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), the Alabama Department of...
Did ADEM withhold information on river contamination levels after June 6...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Black Warrior Riverkeeper (BWR), a north Alabama environmental organization on Wednesday posted to its Facebook page a large multi-page document found...
‘This is heartbreaking for us’: River residents heavy-hearted; Tyson facing lawsuits
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – On Thursday, June 6, approximately 220,000 gallons of effluent (liquid waste or sewage) were spilled by the Tyson Foods, Inc./River Valley...
Tyson: ‘Oxygen levels in affected streams have returned to normal’
CULLMAN, Ala. – Last Thursday, June 6, approximately 220,000 gallons of effluent (liquid waste or sewage) were spilled by the Tyson Foods, Inc./River Valley...
Black Warrior Riverkeeper releases update on Mulberry Fork spill
CULLMAN, Ala. - Black Warrior Riverkeeper, the nonprofit whose stated mission is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries, on...
Feature: River residents sound off about Tyson’s Mulberry Fork spill, fish...
Updated 6-11-19 8:32 a.m.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The June 6 spill of “partially treated effluent” (liquid waste or sewage) into the Dave Young Creek, which...
ADEM: Mulberry Fork has returned to “pre-spill” conditions
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) said on Tuesday it has concluded its investigation into the release of hundreds of gallons...
