Environment ADEM awards nearly $2.5M in recycling grants The money will support 20 local programs aiming to keep reusable materials out of landfills and waterways statewide. Mary Claire WootenAugust 25, 2026
Environment ADEM adds two new members to Environmental Management Commission The appointees will bring decades of legal, regulatory and geology experience to the seven-member panel overseeing state environmental policy. StaffAugust 25, 2026
Featured Opinion Opinion | The fish are dying—and I don’t feel so good myself We are killing our natural resources. And our conservative lawmakers are actively participating in the criminal acts against them. Josh MoonFebruary 16, 2026
Environment ADEM-funded Groundwater Festivals help teach kids environmental stewardship Reeltown Elementary students soaked a model community to learn firsthand how runoff affects local creeks and lakes. StaffNovember 25, 2025
Local news Tuscaloosa settles lawsuit over sewage overflows, agrees to upgrades After two years of litigation, the city committed to evaluating and overhauling its sewage system, promising to invest $18 million in upgrades. Alex JobinNovember 21, 2025
News ADEM’s Ron Gore posthumously named Air Conservationist of the Year Gore worked at ADEM and its predecessor, the Air Pollution Control Commission, since May 1974. StaffSeptember 25, 2025
News Pipe made exclusively in Alabama will be used in water projects at State Parks Officials announced more than two dozen water and wastewater projects at Alabama State Parks, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. StaffJune 27, 2025
News Department of Environmental Management appoints new director Edward Poolos, current deputy commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, was appointed as the new director. Alex JobinJune 16, 2025
Opinion Opinion | ADEM’s retiring director: Alabama’s environment is cleaner and healthier As I look back at my 15 years at ADEM, I am confident Alabama’s environment is much better today than it was in 2010. Lance LeFleurMay 8, 2025
News Town of Ardmore honored by EPA for regional sewer partnership ADEM and Tennessee invested $22 million to replace Ardmore’s sewer treatment plant, bolstering infrastructure for both states’ shared community. StaffMay 6, 2025