1+ week, 2+ day ago   (284+ words) After a hotter-than-normal August pushed up cooling demand across the state, Alabama Power is offering customers ways to stay cool while managing their energy use and costs. Temperatures across Alabama last month ran up to 5 degrees warmer than August 2025, while…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (913+ words) The project will create a network of high-vertical-relief brood (protected) reefs that link to existing and/or created sink (harvested and/or protected) reefs through larval transport, as well as increase oyster population sustainability and oyster reef resilience. ADCNR Commissioner…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (423+ words) For decades, Alabamians have turned to James Spann to track severe storms, snowflakes and the occasional hurricane. This week, many of them were checking his Facebook page for something a little different: the latest whereabouts of a wandering black bear....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1057+ words) The Great Red Snapper Count, utilizing new sampling gear and methods, estimated that far more iconic red snapper are in the Gulf of America than traditional assessment methods had indicated. A team of marine scientists used the same methodology to…...

2+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (460+ words) Alabama could soon take control of coal ash permitting from the federal government under a proposal announced Monday by the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA proposed approving a 2026 application from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to oversee…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (669+ words) Alabama’s unparalleled artificial reef system added another jewel to its crown this week when the Argosy VI, a former riverboat casino from Indiana, was deployed as the state’s newest artificial reef about 23 miles south of Orange Beach. The Argosy VI…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (353+ words) Alabama State Parks is expanding efforts to remove invasive species and restore native habitats through a new statewide conservation initiative that will support projects across Alabama’s 21 state parks. The effort is supported by a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Association of…...

3+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (493+ words) Standing along the waters of Bayou La Batre, it is easy to understand what is at stake. The bay supports oyster farms, commercial fishermen, and countless coastal species. It fuels local businesses and shapes a way of life that has…...

3+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (677+ words) An aquaculture project funded during former Alabama Senator Richard Shelby’s tenure in Washington has finally been revived in Gulf of America’s nearshore waters off Alabama. Last year, a platform and fish pen were erected and moved into place about 2 miles…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (700+ words) Chloe Kelly, Director of Entitlements with 68 Ventures, is at the forefront of the company’s extensive efforts to ensure environmental compliance, including determining if any sensitive species of animals need attention. Charlanna Skaggs, ADCNR’s Deputy Commissioner, was invited by WFF’s Amy…...