Mobile Baykeeper
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Mobile Baykeeper exists to defend and revive the health of the waters of Coastal Alabama.
Mobile Baykeeper works towards real and measurable improvement in the health of the waters of Coastal Alabama.
We’ll know we are successful when no one has to question whether the fish are safe to eat or the water is safe to swim in, when our seagrasses and oyster reefs recover, and our coastal communities take responsibility for the health of the water.
Donate today and join us in building something better for our kids and grandkids.
Become a Baykeeper → https://mobilebaykeeper.org/become-a-baykeeper/
What happens in Prichard doesn’t stay in Prichard. It ends up in our Bay.
This video was taken today.
When storms hit, water pours into Prichard’s aging sewer system through cracked pipes and broken infrastructure. The system gets overwhelmed, forcing raw sewage out of manholes and into storm drains that empty into nearby creeks.
From there, it flows downstream. Into Three Mile Creek. Into the Mobile River. Into the Bay. Last week alone, more than 256,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Gum Tree Branch and Three Mile Creek during heavy rain.
This is not just a Prichard problem. When one part of our watershed suffers, all of us downstream feel it. The water connects every community in this Bay.
That is why the state must prioritize funding to fix Prichard’s failing infrastructure before more sewage ends up in the waters we fish, swim, and make a living on.
Add your name and demand action now. https://mobilebaykeeper.org/prichard-wastewater-reform/
These waters are yours. Defend our way of life.
05/19/2026
What’s in your water ends up on your plate.
The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking what issues should be prioritized, and this is your chance to weigh in.
According to the state's 2025 report, in Coastal Alabama alone, 36 out of 45 freshwater systems have advisories recommending limits on how much fish you eat because of toxic chemicals like mercury, PCBs, and PFAS.
These contaminants are linked to serious long-term health risks, including cancer.
If you care about clean water and safe seafood, make sure the state hears it.
Take the survey before June 1 and select environmental issues and cancer as top priorities -> https://survey.sogolytics.com/survey/form?k=RQsRXTPYYsRRVsPsPsP&lang
05/18/2026
The fight over Plant Barry coal ash is headed back to court.
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of Mobile Baykeeper, overturning a lower court decision and sending this case back to federal district court.
That means the people of Coastal Alabama will have the chance to be heard.
For years, this community has made it clear that Alabama Power should not leave more than 21 million tons of toxic coal ash in an unlined pit on the banks of the Mobile River, where it remains in contact with groundwater upstream of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and Mobile Bay.
More than 3,000 of you have already written letters calling on Alabama Power to remove and recycle the coal ash at Plant Barry. Grandmothers, anglers, neighbors, families, scientists, and advocates have kept showing up. The momentum around Sallie’s Ashes has carried Sallie Smith’s fight forward and reminded folks what this fight is really about: protecting the people of Coastal Alabama from toxics in our waters.
“Mobile Baykeeper has satisfied all three standing requirements, and its claims are ripe, too, despite Alabama Power’s spirited efforts to overcomplicate these questions.”
This ruling doesn’t solve the problem. But it is a big step forward.
Alabama Power still has a choice to make. They can keep fighting the people of Coastal Alabama in court, or they can commit, in writing, to excavate and recycle all coal ash at Plant Barry.
These waters are ours.
If you haven’t sent a letter yet, now’s the time. If you have, share this with somebody who cares about our waters and our way of life. https://mobilebaykeeper.org/programs/coal-ash/
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