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Alabama shuts down poultry waste sludge operation north of Birmingham Updated Mar 10, 2021; Facebook Share Alabama’s environmental regulator has ordered an out-of-state company to stop spreading poultry processing waste as fertilizer at an old coal mine north of Birmingham. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued a cease and desist order Wednesday night to Arkansas-based Denali Water Solutions, requiring the company to stop depositing poultry waste at the old Knob No. 1 mine site off Mt. Olive Road in northern Jefferson County. Nearby residents complained of offensive odo...

See The Latest Adoptable Pets In The Birmingham Area Patch 3/8/2021 © Alabama Animal Adoption Society Want to add to your family and make a positive impact on the world at the same time? Perhaps it's finally time to adopt a pet! Despite the coronavirus pandemic, many facilities are still working to find forever homes for dozens of cats, dogs and other adorable critters coming through. Across Alabama, there are thousands of dogs, cats and other animals of all ages and sizes without a home — and many of them are located near you. For those looking to adopt, a great place to start your sea...

What is the foul-smelling sludge being sprayed north of Birmingham? Updated Mar 07, 2021; Facebook Share But it smells like death. The odor of degrading food processing waste wafts through the car’s air conditioning vents driving along Mt. Olive Road and slaps you in the face when you open your car door near the old Knob No. 1 mine site, a surface coal mine that closed in 2010. The reclaimed mine about 20 miles north of Birmingham is being sprayed this week with waste from an undisclosed food processing facility by an Arkansas-based company called Denali Water Solutions. There aren’t man...

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for… Blount County in central Alabama… Etowah County in northeastern Alabama… * Until 1015 AM CST. rain in the advisory area. Several roads have been reported as flooded across the county due to rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches since midnight. Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Blountsville, Cleveland, Glencoe, Sardis City, Locust Fork, Steele, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Fairview, Nectar, Rosa, Aurora and McLarty.

Alabama also has many tiny house options on Airbnb that are as accommodating as they are adorable. This tiny house can actually sleep up to six guests and has two bedrooms and one bath. It’s a 400-square-foot tome on the Locust Fork River that’s pet-friendly and situated on a 105-acre eco-retreat and goat farm. It’s remote and inaccessible by car, so your host will drive you the last 1.25 miles in a UTV. The tiny home has two queen-size beds, a twin futon, and a twin mattress. It also has a stocked kitchen, fire pit, hammock, electric lights, and lots of trails right at your back door. ...