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A meeting room is ringed with easels holding posterboards that describe various aspects of the fish passage project. People mill about the room to look at the boards and discuss with Army Corps of Engineers staff.

Fish migration project keeps swimming upstream

Eight people stand in two rows on a staircase.

Where climate meets health

A gopher tortoise stares directly at the camera. It is sitting in sandy soil surrounded by small grasses, with some larger green plants visible in the background.

The tale of the tortoise and the pine

Two researchers kneel in a field of brown stalks of harvested soybeans. The grad student, on the right, is wearing a netted hood similar to a beekeeper's suit, and the professor, on the left, is wearing everyday clothes

Climate-centered thinking

A pile of logs and other trash lying on bare dirt, with smoke rising off of it. Construction equipment to move dirt on top of the fire is visible in the background.

What to know about the Moody landfill fire

The shoreline of Little River. There is no wind or visible current, so the trees on the far shore are reflected nearly perfectly.

When ‘forever’ is everywhere

Samples show PFAS chemicals throughout state waterways Continue reading When ‘forever’ is everywhere

southernsciencenewsJanuary 21, 2023May 4, 20231 Comment
Water flows into a storm drain on the left side of the image. The drain is set in the curb of a street, and some grass is visible above the drain.

When it rains, it floods

FEMA assistance grant is first step in fixing persistent Birmingham stormwater issues Continue reading When it rains, it floods

southernsciencenewsDecember 20, 2022May 4, 2023Leave a comment

The ghosts of grasslands past

Alabama prairie restoration protects disappearing ecosystems Continue reading The ghosts of grasslands past

southernsciencenewsNovember 23, 2022April 7, 20231 Comment
A woman's hands cup a pile of mussel shells, the top one is open facing the camera to show purple insides. In the background, a man in a blue shirt bends down to the water of Paint Rock River.

Mussel mass

Research team aims to discover why freshwater mussels are disappearing Continue reading Mussel mass

southernsciencenewsOctober 13, 20221 Comment
The foreground includes several low-lying industrial buildings. In the background, a row of different smokestacks emit smoke into the air. The entire photo has a pinkish-orange hue.

‘A sad way to live’

Industrial pollution leaves deep scars Continue reading ‘A sad way to live’

southernsciencenewsSeptember 19, 2022October 3, 20226 Comments
Ripples from a drop of water.

Fighting ‘forever’

Health concerns over PFAS chemicals put in the spotlight Continue reading Fighting ‘forever’

southernsciencenewsSeptember 19, 2022September 19, 20223 Comments
Abandoned railroad tracks, with rotted ties and weeds growing, lead to a pile of black waste from the neighboring coke plant.

Birmingham’s pollution ‘master class’

Industry, lack of accountability permanently poison neighborhoods Continue reading Birmingham’s pollution ‘master class’

southernsciencenewsSeptember 19, 2022December 20, 20223 Comments
Image shows Millers Ferry Dam's hydroelectric turbines and water flowing from the upper reservoir to the lower river.

River, interrupted

Proposed study could restore fish migration from Gulf to Cahaba River Continue reading River, interrupted

southernsciencenewsAugust 6, 2022May 23, 20233 Comments
An overhead shot, in which a brown river flows through the left side of the image, crossed diagonally by a road bridge. At the top center is the drinking-water intake plant, a series of pumps and buildings. The rest of the frame is trees.

Easement unease

Protection of land around Cahaba River critical to Birmingham drinking water Continue reading Easement unease

southernsciencenewsJuly 27, 2022September 19, 20221 Comment

Bug out

Insect population decline will mean trouble for humans, too Continue reading Bug out

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