North Birmingham residents want regular updates on brownfields progress
The city is assessing old contaminated industrial sites to request federal funds to help with cleanup and redevelopment.
Environment
Freshwater Land Trust celebrates 30 years with new home along Rotary Trail
The land conservation and trail-building nonprofit now operates from the heart of one of the city's most recognizable public spaces.
Cooling Stations Open for Relief From Extreme Heat
The area is under a heat advisory through Thursday.
SELC Calls on City to Maintain Data Center Provisions
The law center is pushing for the city to maintain a special exception provision — and the public hearings that go with it.
Effort Gains Ground To Turn Historic Mineral Springs Site Into Public Preserve
Supporters propose to create a natural preserve on the Hale Springs property in Bluff Park.
Residents, Environmentalists Urge Strictness in ABC Coke Permit
The health department is close to deciding the industry’s permit renewal application.
Warming Stations Open as Birmingham Settles in for a Deep Freeze
Dangerously cold temperatures are predicted into Sunday.
Some Schools Delay Opening Tuesday as Freeze Begins to Lift
Temps are expected to hover in the teens and 20s in the morning before eventually rising to nearly 40.
Bitter Cold Triggers School and Office Closings, Road Warnings
Black ice could be a threat on Birmingham-area roads Monday.
Purdy Dam Foundation Not Strong Enough to Support Rehab, Must Be Stabilized
Central Alabama Water plans deep foundation to stabilize the dam before continuing rehab project; learns no dye test conducted to test seepage since the 1980s.