U.S. Senator Doug Jones will host a forum on environmental justice and community development in the Black Belt at Wallace Community College in Selma, Alabama on Monday, Nov. 25 at 12 noon in coordination with the League of Conservation Voters and The Nature Conservancy. Senator Jones, the Democrat from Birmingham, will moderate a panel of…
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Obama Administration Announces New Strategies to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the continuing drive to reduce the sources of air pollution in the environment before leaving office next January, the Obama administration has announced a new set of strategies aimed at improving air quality around the nation’s ports. An EPA report released Thursday shows that air pollution at…
Africatown Leaders Travel the World for Conservation, Environmental Justice
Africatown News – By Joe Womack – A Renaissance is unfolding surrounding the Africatown Community here in Mobile County Alabama. The Africatown Community received a visit from a member of the Council for The Preservation of National Historical Treasures located in Washington,D.C. to determine dangers posed to Africatown by decisions made by businessmen and politicians.…