Tag: Mulberry Fork
Black Warrior Riverkeeper investigating another fish kill on Mulberry Fork
WAKLER COUNTY, Ala. – Another fish kill on the Mulberry Fork is being investigated by the nonprofit Black Warrior Riverkeeper.
In a Facebook post...
Attorney General Steve Marshall announces $3 million settlement with Tyson over...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday a $3 million State settlement with Tyson Farms Inc. over the 2019 wastewater spill in Mulberry...
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...
Inside the Tyson/Mulberry Fork lawsuit: Who did what, who’s asking for...
JASPER, Ala. - On Friday, the Sipsey Heritage Commission and Chandler Holdings, along with 40 individual property owners along the Mulberry and Sipsey Forks...
State wants your opinion on ADEM director’s job performance
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Have an opinion about how Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Director Lance LeFleur is doing his job? The State would...
Tyson Spill Update: Tribune visits Mulberry and Sipsey Forks
EMPIRE, Ala. - On Saturday morning, The Cullman Tribune visited the confluence of the Sipsey Fork and Mulberry Fork, known to locals as "The...
‘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...
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...
Tyson spill; public encouraged to avoid Dave Young Creek, Mulberry Fork
Updated 6-7-19 2:21 p.m.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Tyson Foods, Inc. issued a public notice Friday, saying, "Due to a failure in a pipe owned by...
(UPDATED) American Proteins to pay $50,000 fine for violations including Mulberry...
Updated 12/1/16 at 6:33 p.m.
HANCEVILLE - The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on Wednesday released a consent order against American Proteins in Hanceville....
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...
UPDATED with response from American Proteins- ADEM investigating release of sulfuric...
UPDATED Aug. 19 at 4:58 p.m.:
The president of American Proteins, Mark Ham, has just given us this statement:
"On Wednesday, August 17, 2016, the Company’s...
