by Justinn Overton | Feb 7, 2022 | Advocacy, Lay Lake, Pictures, Science
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southern Environmental Law Center filed suit on behalf of Coosa Riverkeeper today in federal court against Newcastle Homes for consistently violating the Clean Water Act in Shelby County. In total, Coosa Riverkeeper has documented over 150...
by Justinn Overton | Feb 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Lake Neely Henry, Pictures, Science, Wildlife
Gadsden, AL- Conservation and community groups sued the Water Works and Sewer Board of the city of Gadsden, Alabama today for neglecting its duty to maintain public sewers and not properly reporting on sewage pollution that it discharges, in violation of the Clean...
by Justinn Overton | Jan 18, 2022 | Advocacy, Lake Neely Henry, Pictures, Science
Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took critical steps to protect communities and clean water from toxic coal ash pollution by making it clear that utilities must deal with ash sitting in groundwater, groundwater contamination, and threats to...
by Jake Lasseter | Dec 29, 2021 | Advocacy, Lay Lake, Science, Swim Guide
Meet the North Fork of Yellowleaf Creek! With its headwaters along Highway 41, this Coosa River skinny water flows to Columbiana–where it meets its South Fork at the confluence of Yellowleaf Creek. The North Fork of Yellowleaf Creek flows nearby our office, and...
by Fish Guide Coordinator | Dec 7, 2021 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Science
ONLY 24% OF ANGLERS ACTUALLY KNOW SPECIFICS ABOUT FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES And 44% of anglers did not know that eating contaminated fish could negatively impact their health. Learn More 477 Creel Survey responses gathered from Coosa Anglers from 2020-2021....
by Justinn Overton | Nov 18, 2021 | Advocacy, Lake Neely Henry, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide
GADSDEN, Ala.— Conservation and community groups filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the city of Gadsden, Alabama for years of Clean Water Act violations by the city’s wastewater-treatment system. The city’s failure to properly maintain its system...
