PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS FROM ACROSS ALABAMA Amplifying the voices of river defenders in Alabama by celebrating news, wins of all sizes, milestones and ways others could use support. Submit your news so we can share! - Gasp, Alabama Rivers Alliance, Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the community members of Bessemer and McCalla were successful in asking the Bessemer City Council to delay their decision on the proposed data center in their neighborhood! Delaying this vote on rezoning the area gives the City Council an opportunity to ask the hard questions necessary to get to the bottom of the environmental and community impacts that may result from this project.
- Join Energy Alabama's action alert to tell your elected officials to keep the Tennessee Valley Authority public! Learn more about the efforts to privatize TVA here.
- Watch Senator Robert Stewart testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of the ongoing wastewater sanitation crisis in the Black Belt. More coverage from The Lowndes Signal here.
- The Southern Environmental Law Center is hosting a webinar focused on key efforts to advance protections for clean air and water across the South, even as critical federal safeguards are under attack. Register to attend on 7/31 at noon ET.
- Alabama Values is proud to launch the Southern Narrative Project, an initiative rooted in the belief that the South has always been rich with stories. In partnership with Sony Create Action, this project centers Southern voices, creative strategy, and storytelling as powerful tools for democracy, culture, and collective power.
- Coosa Riverkeeper wants to hear from you! Check out their Economic Impact Study Survey. Their research is to gain a better understanding of the economic impact of the Coosa River and its lakes on residents, tourists, and businesses in the region.
- More about data centers: Inside Climate News produced an article discussing facts and impacts of the proposed hyperscale data center in Bessemer/McCalla area, which includes quotes from ARA's Charles Miller. Read it here.
- This fall River Management Society's Southeast Chapter is planning a 3-day float trip down the Cahaba River Blueway with the Cahaba River Society! They hope non-RMS members will register and join them, learn more here.
- Alabama's Public Service Commission has a new president for the first time since 2012: former state legislator Cynthia Almond. Read more about her and her intentions to "hear from all sides."
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