Alabama Population News Articles

An Alabama Coal Plant Once Again Nabs the Dubious Title of the Nation’s Worst Greenhouse Gas Polluter – October 29, 2023

Alabama Has Become the Nation’s Toxic Waste Disposal – October 20, 2023

Alabama Wood Pellet Mill Seeks Millions in Climate Funds, but Critics Say It Won’t Cut CO2 – October 18, 2023

Alabama Governor Deploys National Guard Troops to Address Southern Border Crisis – October 14, 2023

Tuscaloosa counts over 100,000 residents in updated 2020 Census – October 5, 2023

These U.S. states have the best and the worst tap water: Kentucky ranked No. 1 while Alabama came in dead last – July 10, 2023

Discover the Largest Cities in Alabama (By Population, Total Area, and Economic Impact) – July 8, 2023

Alabama third in most endangered species – July 1, 2023

DeKalb, Fort Payne schools to add Pre-K classes – June 29, 2023

Good Hope, Garden City land combined $3.9M for water projects – June 22, 2023

These 24 Alabama towns no longer count as urban areas, according to U.S. Census – January 6, 2023

St. Clair County commission declares Moody landfill fire a local emergency – January 3, 2023

Counties in Alabama with the fastest-rising temperatures in the last 100 years – January 3, 2023

Alabama grew faster than most of the nation in 2022 – December 22, 2022

Wealthy Governor’s Company to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Chronic Air Pollution Violations – December 15, 2022

The monarch butterfly, Alabama’s official state insect, now an endangered species – July 21, 2022

No slack in sales of Dauphin Island property as rate of erosion predicted to increase – July 12, 2022

Dry weather hampering corn, other crops in north Alabama – July 9, 2022

Alabama needs action to curb climate change, environmentalists say – July 8, 2022

Full stop ahead? Baldwin County voters ‘panicking’ over rapid growth – June 29, 2022

Gulf Shores begins process of building new high school – March 18, 2022

Bessemer population declines more than 5%, but growth is coming, according to UA report – March 16, 2022

‘This is unacceptable’: EPA chief visits failing sewage systems in Alabama Black Belt – March 5, 2022

Birmingham area relies on international migration to keep from shrinking – February 28, 2022

A look into what causes Alabama’s beautiful sunrises – February 28, 2022

Toxic coal waste threatens biodiverse Alabama delta – December 9, 2021

Vast network of Alabama caves reveals hidden fossils, endangered ecosystem – December 7, 2021

New report lists part of east Alabama as ‘toxic hot spot’ for cancer risk – December 1, 2021

Lawsuit Launched to Address Sewage Overflows in Alabama, Coosa River Overflowing Sewage Enters Homes, Harms Imperiled Wildlife -November 18, 2021

‘Everyone should care’: How the Black Warrior River is being polluted – September 22, 2021

Alabama PFAS manufacturing plant creates the climate pollution of 125,000 cars – September 16, 2021

Counties most concerned about climate change in Alabama – September 3, 2021

How to be prepared for severe weather in north Alabama – September 3, 2021

What does census 2020 say about Alabama? Top counties that gained, lost population. – Aug 26, 2021

Alabama last among Southern states in solar power, but change could be on the horizon –  June 28, 2021

Race to save Alabama’s mussels and snails, some of the rarest creatures on Earth – June 22, 2021

Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Approval of Destructive Coal Mine in Alabama – June 16, 2021

Which Alabama metro areas are growing, shrinking? – June 13, 2021

Coastal Alabama officials solidify plans to advance I-10 truck bridge project – June 9, 2021

Filthy Water: A Basic Sanitation Problem Persists in Rural America – December 10, 2020

Clean water advocates want a comprehensive water plan for Alabama that creates jobs – December 2, 2020

Alabama’s slowing population growth relies on international migration – December 1, 2020

Alabama high schoolers making state a little greener – November 29, 2020

Thousands moved to Alabama from California and the Rust Belt in 2019 – November 26, 2020

Alabama’s Power Grid Reimage After Hurricane Sally Includes Solar – September 29, 2020

Black Warrior River Needs Your Help Staying Clean – September 25, 2020

Alabama fuel tax rates to again increase on Oct. 1 – September 24, 2020

Alabama utility drops 3M lawsuit over chemical contamination – September 22, 2020

Report: Transitioning to electric vehicles could save Alabama millions in health costs – September 17, 2020

What’s at stake when we pave over, fragment, and otherwise fail to protect farmland from the disruptions of development? – May 20, 2020

Twelve Alabama counties under burn ban to protect air quality – May 22, 2020

ADEM receives EPA grant to ‘help keep our waters clean’ from trash – May 27, 2020

ADEM orders asphalt plant to address odors – June 11. 2020

City’s water woes continue – June 13, 2020

These two central Alabama cities prosper, grow and try to plan ahead – February 4, 2020

By the numbers: Huntsville’s growth goes beyond just population – February 5, 2020

Environmental Groups Protest New Waters of the US Rule – January 24, 2020

Trump targets another environmental regulation; it could hurt Alabama, say experts – January 11, 2020

Cloudy Future for Dauphin Island, a Canary in the Coal Mine of Climate Change – November 1, 2019

Black Warrior waterdog warns of degraded waterways in Alabama – October 25, 2019

Cancer-Linked Contaminants Found In Area Drinking Water: Report – October 23, 2019

Alabama beach mouse helped build the dunes that protect our coast – October 23, 2019

Population growth putting strain on East Limestone Volunteer Fire Department – October 11, 2019

Climate and change: In farming, questions of heat and water – September 11, 2019

Grants to help conserve Alabama pine forests, coastal habitats for rare species – September 4, 2019

Climate and change: Rising temperatures transforming Alabama – August 29, 2019

With Low-Impact Development, Cities Hope to Better Control Runoff – August 16, 2019

Neighborhoods Want Trust Fund Set Up From Proposed ABC Coke’s Benzene Pollution Case – July 12, 2019

Montevallo named Tree City USA – July 9, 2019

EXTENSION CORNER: Pollinators are irreplaceable pieces of puzzle – July 5, 2019

New Census numbers show that Huntsville is on pace to overtake Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city within five years – July 3, 2019

Alabama dolphin deaths: Dauphin Island Sea Lab releases new info – June 19, 2019

Federal court rules Alabama coal company Drummond is violating Clean Water Act – May 10, 2019

Birmingham rated 14th worst U.S. city for year-round particulate air pollution – April 27, 2019

Report: Bad Alabama Roads Cost More Than $1K Per Driver – April 18, 2019

Rural no more: Baldwin County now fifth in population – April 18, 2019

Plant Gorgas Latest Coal Giant to Fall as Power Companies Turn Toward Natural Gas, Renewables – February 21, 2019

Alabama’s road map: Decisions loom as traffic increases and funding for roadwork lags – February 17, 2019

EPA ‘moving forward’ to limit PFAS chemicals found in Alabama tap water – February 15, 2019

Oyster farmers get political to fight global warming – January 6, 2019