Contact: Jilisa Milton, GASP, [email protected] Birmingham, AL — GASP, alongside several leading environmental justice organizations, has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)...
Clean Air Journal
Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Birmingham, Alabama on June 9
Smoke from the wildfires in central Canada has been affecting a large portion of the eastern United States over the past several days, and now the Southeast, including Alabama, is experiencing the...
Black History Month Town Hall: The Two Faces of Southern Company
Southern Company has a long, documented history of putting profits over people. They give money to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia while...
Community Chronicles #4: Daniel Tait
Daniel Tait is the Executive Director of Energy Alabama and fits into his position as a reputable and environmentally conscious leader. His amiable disposition has made him an ally for communities and an influential educator on sustainable energy.
Landfill Fire Update: State Declares Emergency, Asks Feds for Help
Invoking the Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955, Gov. Kay Ivey today declared a state of emergency due to the landfill fire in St. Clair County. The proclamation signed by Gov. Ivey states...
Meet Anastasia Cox, GASP’s Winter Intern
GASP: What is/was your major and why did you choose it? Anastasia: Three and a half years ago, when the decision of choosing a major was due to be added to my degree plan, truthfully I wasn’t sure...
Moody Landfill Fire Pollutes Air, Threatens Public Health
On Friday, November 25 a large underground fire was reported to the Moody Fire Department. The source of the fire is a "green waste" landfill operating under the name Environmental Landfill, Inc....