An environmental advocacy group in Birmingham says it intends to sue Alabama Power, alleging the utility’s coal ash pond in Gadsden is polluting groundwater. “The stacks at Plant Gadsden may be gone, ...

UPDATE: A body was recovered in the Coosa River in Gadsden Thursday morning following a search that lasted over 20 hours. According to Michael Rodgers with the City of Gadsden, first responders ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GADSDEN, Ala. (WIAT) — The Coosa Riverkeeper has filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Power Company. The nonprofit claims a closed ...

A bill intended to enable more people to read and understand Alabama’s annual fish consumption advisories stalled during this year’s legislative session. But advocates for the state’s rivers say they ...

Arguably, the Coosa is the most developed and polluted river in Alabama. Last year, the Coosa River was named the 10th most endangered river in the country by American Rivers. Despite the frequent ...

GADSDEN — Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting on the north bank of the river. It’s mostly hidden by trees and bushes, ...

Bordered by Appalachian foothills and practically cut in half by the Coosa River’s gentle flow, Gadsden in Northeast Alabama makes great day trip or weekend getaway, whether you’re after outdoor ...

GADSDEN, Ala.—The coal ash lagoon at Alabama Power’s Plant Gadsden was supposed to be a model for how to close ash ponds by covering them in place, a process utilities insisted would protect human ...

WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA)—Alabama’s longest-running adventure race, the Coosa River Challenge, returns this Saturday, October 5. This year will mark the 22nd installment of the three to six-hour adventure ...

Two groups dedicated to preserving the environment and the value of Alabama rivers will present short films about the Coosa River at the Ritz Theater Sept. 12. Coosa Riverkeeper has partnered with the ...

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