Almost exactly 17 years ago today, I wrote an essay entitled “Fitzgerald’s Fools: Corruption in The Great Gatsby.” The thesis of that paper was that naivete, greed, and fragile masculinity are the...
This story has been updated with the webcast link and to correct the time of the event. The. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is hosting a public meeting at Howard...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new white paper released today by health advocacy organization Gasp examines the detrimental impact of charges imposed on residential utility customers who install solar power...
Today, the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Ala., reversed a decision by the Jefferson County Board of Health denying Gasp’s Request for Hearing on the reissuance of ABC Coke’s operating permit....
HealthGrove, a website that offers news and data analysis about health topics, has named Alabama's air pollution the fifth worst in the nation. Specifically, their researchers analyzed fine...
Birmingham was built, literally and figuratively, by steel, iron and coal. This is no secret. The massive statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking, who keeps an eye on the city from...
