The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has completed the installation of a new air monitor in Mobile for particulate matter of 10 micrometers (PM10) or less. ADEM installed this…
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Alabama Forms Interagency Working Group in Response to Underground Fire
As part of its response to an underground fire that has been burning at a vegetative waste site since November, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has created an…
Alabama Department of Environmental Management Reflects on 40 Years in New Report
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has published Celebrating 40 Years, a report highlighting key accomplishments of the department as it marks its anniversary. In an opening letter in…
Alabama Recycling Fund Grants
Alabama Recycling Fund Grants promote local recycling efforts by providing reimbursement grants to local governments to develop, implement, and enhance recycling programs.
Alabama Hosts Conferences on Groundwater and Tanks
To improve regulatory compliance and environmental protection, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management held conferences this week on groundwater and underground storage tanks (USTs) for environmental consultants, contractors, and property…
Alabama Provides Diversity and Management Training to Staff
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) recently provided a two-hour diversity training course to all its employees. The training, led by Dr. Paul Frazier, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer…
States Put a New Spin on Earth Day
Every year on April 22, Americans pause to celebrate Earth Day and to remember our collective responsibility to protect our planet and its people. State environmental agencies marked the day…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Alabama Partners with Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets to Reduce Diesel Idling Emissions
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is working to reduce diesel emissions through an idling reduction project using Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funds. The agency is partnering with…
Alabama Promotes Recycling with Local Government Grants from Dedicated Funds
In late June, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) announced grants of more than $1.4 million to 16 local governments across the state. The grants will be used to…
