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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Shepherd Bend permit not renewed

Shepherd Bend permit not renewed

Christian Elliott July 1, 2015

Environmentalists saw a victory on the Black Warrior River last month as Drummond Company, Inc. released a statement regarding its Shepherd's Bend mining permit. “Drummond Company, Inc. will not...

Area riverkeeper discusses Shepherd Bend

Jennifer Lamonaca October 21, 2014

Nelson Brooke, riverkeeper for the Black Warrior River Keeper, addressed the University of Alabama’s Environmental Council Thursday, Oct. 16 in a speech on the update of Shepherd Bend Mine. He said the...

Mining company no stranger to controversy

Charles Scarborough November 21, 2010

Shepherd Bend Mining, LLC, is in the process of proposing a vast strip coal mine on property belonging to the University of Alabama in an area adjacent to one of Birmingham Water Work's major water intakes....