Advocate Stories - Mobile Baykeeper

DEMAND AN END TO FEDERAL MUD DUMPING IN MOBILE BAY›

Coal Ash

Coal ash is the toxic byproduct of coal-burning power plants. It moves into our water, through our fish, and into our bodies.

Hog Bayou

Hog Bayou was once a vital resource for the Africatown community, providing a place for swimming, fishing, and gathering. Today, it is no longer safe for recreation or subsistence fishing due to industrial pollution.

Stop Federal Mud Dumping

Ask your federal officials to protect Mobile Bay. We are also asking our federal elected officials to make the Corps do its job of serving the people rather than the other way around. Our requests:

Living Shorelines

[2024] A living shoreline is nature’s way of guarding against erosion. It’s using materials like plants, sand, and shells to fortify the coast. Unlike a hard seawall or bulkhead, a living shoreline grows over time, getting stronger and providing habitat for wildlife.

2024 SHOR Act

[2024] Public outreach about contaminated fish and local advisories is desperately needed! ADEM’s maps are outdated and the state provides anglers with no way to access fish advisory information without an internet connection. There are barriers like language and literacy that keep people from readily understanding which fish are unsafe to eat.

Save Rabbit Creek

[2023] Although any development that fills wetlands means some degradation of our waterways, these concessions will protect Rabbit Creek for future generations to enjoy. That is something to be celebrated.

Reduce the Use: Plastic in Three Parts

[2023] Mobile Baykeeper worked with the NOAA Marine Debris Program to educate and build awareness about the city's litter problem and how it affects our waters, while providing solutions to local business owners about finding alternatives to single-use plastics.

Defend the waters of coastal alabama from pollution