Alabama Coal Mine Seems to Be Leaking Pollution While Its Workers Are on Strike Share Filed to:alabama department of environmental management A drone photo shows dark pollution in Davis Creek. (Photo: John L. Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeepe) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. It’s sunny and in the mid-70s in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama right now. Normally, that would be prime conditions for a swim in Davis Creek or Texas Creek. But right now, both are running black, full of thick wastewater runoff.