Alabama Department of Environmental Management News

Alabama Orders Company to Quit Spreading Poultry Waste

Alabama authorities have ordered an out-of-state company to stop spreading poultry waste at one of its operations amid complaints about the odor. Environmental groups have also expressed concerns about the waste – which is spread as fertilizer – reaching a …

Alabama Environmental Regulator, 3M Reach Agreement on Contamination Cleanup

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with chemical giant 3M regarding cleanup of “forever chemicals” at its plant in Decatur and at multiple sites in northwest part of the state. The state …

Parts of Alabama Face Millions of Gallons of Sewage Overflow After Storms

Days of rain have left parts of Alabama awash in millions of gallons of dingy water that overflowed from sanitary sewer systems. On Wednesday, reports submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management showed that more than 18.5 million gallons …

3M Says it Underreported Chemical Discharge in Tennessee River

For more than three years, 3M Co. underreported its discharge of a class of potentially toxic chemicals into the Tennessee River by a factor of 1,000, according to a letter sent by a 3M official to regulators at the Alabama …