Alabama

ADEM brought into Fruithurst cancer investigation – Alabama

FRUITHURST, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is now involved in the cancer cluster investigation going…

7 years ago

U.N. Investigator on Extreme Poverty Issues Grim Report — On The U.S.A.

Philip Alston wanted to know: Just how bad is poverty in the United States? He's an Australian law professor who…

7 years ago

Black Warrior waterdog listed as endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Black Warrior waterdog, an aquatic salamander found only in Alabama, as…

7 years ago

Lawsuits allege pollution from landfill, drinking water led to colon cancer

Scenes from Tuskegee, Ala. where some residents believe their drinking water is making them sick. (File, Kelly Kazek/kkazek@al.com) Three Alabama…

8 years ago

America’s Amazon named among most endangered USA river systems

The Mobile River System -- which includes every stream that flows into Mobile Bay, from the Cahaba, Coosa, and Tallapoosa…

8 years ago