Southern Environmental Law Center Accepting Entries For Reed Environmental Writing Award

December 06, 2012

The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is currently accepting entries for the 18th annual Reed Environmental Writing Award. This award is given annually for published works in two categories, Non-fiction Book and Journalism, and is judged by some of the top environmental writers, journalists and activists of our time. In the long, proud tradition of [...]

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Legacy Looking for 2012 EnviroBowl Volunteers

November 27, 2012

Legacy, Partners in Environmental Education, will host its 20th Annual EnviroBowl Competition with six regional competitions and a statewide final. EnviroBowl is a double-elimination, question and answer competition played between two high school teams consisting of four students each. This yearly event allows high school students from around the state to exercise their knowledge about the [...]

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Vote YES for Forever Wild

October 18, 2012

         

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Landfill Public Meetings Held Around the State

September 04, 2012

This article originally appeared on Alabama Conservationist, and is reprinted with permission. The Alabama Solid Waste Study being conducted by Auburn University School of Engineering on behalf of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is in full swing, with public meetings being held all over the state. Conservation Alabama attended the first two of the meetings – in Montgomery in June and [...]

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Alabama Conservationist: Report Tracks State Transportation Funds

July 18, 2012

The State of Alabama spends the largest percentage of planned transportation dollars on building new roads while spending less than the national average on transit, a new report released by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign shows. Over the five fiscal years from 2009 to 2013, Alabama’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program shows that new road capacity projects [...]

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Research Team to Assess AL Solid Waste Management

June 27, 2012

(Re-published from Alabama Conservationist) During the moratorium period, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) will be conducting an assessment of the state’s solid waste management program and regulations.  Over the next few months, the research team will be reviewing current practices for approving new landfills and handling solid waste. Alabama has become the nation’s [...]

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Alabama Conservationist: Will Congress kick the can again on transportation?

June 20, 2012

(Re-published from Alabama Conservationist). Congress has been operating under temporary extensions to the SAFETEA-LU transportation legislation since it expired in 2009.  With the latest extension set to run out at the end of June, officials are working feverishly to find an agreement, rather than offer another six-month temporary fix. The current debate involves disagreements on [...]

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Governor Shows Unprecedented Leadership on Water Management Plan

June 18, 2012

Less than a year after the Alabama Rivers Alliance and the Southern Environmental Law Center released the Alabama Water Agenda calling on state leaders to develop a comprehensive water management plan for Alabama, Governor Bentley has given five state agencies the directive to put together a comprehensive water management plan by December 2013. Cooper Shattuck, legal advisor for Governor Bentley, announced [...]

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Alabama Adopts Residential Energy Code Standard

May 28, 2012

The  Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) commends Alabama’s adoption of its first  residential energy code standard. The Alabama Energy and Residential Codes (AERC)  Board unanimously passed the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC) and 2009  International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in Montgomery on Monday, March  12, 2012. Once implemented and enforced, these codes will save the average [...]

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Stay Connected While Camping at Select Alabama State Parks

May 14, 2012

With free wireless Internet now available at select Alabama State Park campgrounds, roughing it no longer means disconnecting from the modern world. Currently Lakepoint, Gulf, Wind Creek, and Cheaha State Parks have Wi-Fi Internet in the campgrounds. Lake Guntersville, Joe Wheeler, and Oak Mountain are in the final stages of establishing their Wi-Fi systems. The [...]

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