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U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has helped secure an additional $36 million for projects in Mobile Bay as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2026 Work Plan.
The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill by State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) that would require 70% of dredged material to be beneficially used.
Ahead of a vote on a resolution to support efforts to protect Mobile Bay, Fairhope Councilman Jay Robinson said a no vote was “worse than voting against Girl Scout Cookies."
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Alabama Port Authority released a fiscal note claiming a bill to curb thin-layer mud dumping in Mobile Bay would cost the state an estimated $65 million a year. However, those concerns are already being addressed on the federal level.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers said thin-layer placement of dredge material in Mobile Bay is beneficial.
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) and State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) joined constituents on the Fairhope Municipal Pier Monday morning to officially announce legislation to stop the federal government from dumping dredge material into Mobile Bay.
State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) and State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) plan to introduce companion bills to curtail mud dumping in Mobile Bay.
A group of “unlikely allies” is opposing the dumping of dredge materials into Mobile Bay, according to a recent NPR report.
State Rep. Margie Wilcox (R-Mobile) is weighing in on the dumping of dredge materials into Mobile Bay.
Friday, during an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Joesphine) said there was a possible legislative remedy for stopping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dumping spoil from a dredging project underway directly into Mobile Bay.
The full moon June 10-11 will be big, shiny and low-hanging. It will not be strawberry, despite its name.
The Mobile Port dredging operations are causing concern among environmentalists, residents, business owners and those who work in waters of Mobile Bay. Now, some say the federal government isn’t playing by its own rules.
Friday, during an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) reacted to images of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-sanctioned dumping of dredging sediment into Mobile Bay.
Mud dumping in Mobile Bay is impacting fishermen and quality of life, according to the Alabama Commercial Fishermen Association.
From Baldwin County’s eastern shore to Mobile County’s west bay, the program returned over 61,000 oyster shells to the Bay using volunteer private piers in 2024.
Troy Cornelius has been working the waters of the Mobile Bay for 30 years. For generations, his family has used the area for fishing, crabbing, shrimping and growing oysters. However, Cornelius told 1819 News the oyster farm is dying out due to dredging and restoration projects along the Bay.
The Mobile Baykeeper is continuing to request the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers make changes in its effort to widen and deepen the Port of Mobile, despite the Port Authority asking the non-profit to come to the table.
The 2024 Make America Great Again Trump Parade will float from Mobile Bay to Orange Beach Pass on August 3.
A rare 'Jubilee' brought sealife to the surface Wednesday near the Grand Hotel on Mobile Bay's Eastern Shore.
A Ring camera in Point Clear, Alabama caught a meteor at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. The meteor is likely part of the Orionids meteor shower, which is caused by debris from Halley’s Comet.