Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources News

Alabama Power to Pay $222K Over Chemical Spill, Dead Fish

Alabama Power Company has agreed to pay about $222,000 to settle a chemical spill that killed hundreds of fish near its coal-fired plant about 30 miles northwest of Birmingham, according to a notice Wednesday from the Alabama Department of Environmental …

New Alabama State Park Buildings Utilize IBHS Commercial Resiliency Standards

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has utilized construction standards from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) FORTIFIED Commercial in the creation of new buildings at Alabama’s Gulf State Park to make them more resilient …