Alabama Rivers Alliance

Birmingham City Council will have a public hearing this Tuesday, March 3 at 9:30 am concerning the proposed 6 month moratorium on data center development in Birmingham. Arrive early if you want to speak. ARA and our partners hope to see you there! More: alabamarivers.org/bcc

ICYMI yesterday: @GovernorKayIvey signed SB 71 into law, against the wishes of thousands of Alabamians. While this bill is very harmful, ARA and all of our partners across the state will continue our work to protect Alabama’s water, air, and land. #DefendRivers

Unfortunately, we just heard that the Governor signed SB 71. Rest assured this is not the end of this fight for our rivers. #DefendRivers

HERE'S OUR LAST SHOT. Please take one more moment and tell Governor Kay Ivey to fix SB 71 before it is law! Despite enormous opposition from Alabamians across the political spectrum, the Alabama Legislature passed SB 71 yesterday. alabamarivers.salsalabs.org/sb71-ivey/

@ConsideratePer1 Yes! From Alabama Reflector: The bill passed 68-34. Five Republicans — Reps. Jennifer Fidler, R-Silverhill; Bob Fincher, R-Woodland; Matthew Hammett, R-Dozier and Chris Sells, R-Greenville — joined Democrats to vote against the bill.

@AlabamaRivers Are the votes listed anywhere?

Tell Governor Ivey that her conservation and outdoor recreation legacy depends on exercising her executive amendment powers to fix the problems with SB 71! alabamarivers.salsalabs.org/sb71-ivey/

Now it is up to @GovernorKayIvey to protect her legacy of promoting + supporting Alabama’s outdoor recreation assets – assets that provide tens of thousands of jobs, billions of dollars in economic impact, and that strengthen communities across Alabama. alabamarivers.salsalabs.org/sb71-ivey/

After two hours of robust opposition, thousands of letters, and countless phone calls / meetings, unfortunately SB 71 passed. How did your House Rep vote?

"We are killing our natural resources. And our conservative lawmakers—the very ones [with a] fishing pole or a shotgun in their campaign ads [...] are actively participating in the criminal acts against them. All in the name of campaign donations..." #SB71 alreporter.com/2026/02/16/opi…

TODAY IS THE DAY! Grab your phone and call, email, and share! SB 71 will be on the floor of the House TODAY at 1 pm. Call call call (and email) & tell your House Rep vote NO on SB 71! Find Your House Rep and CALL: alabamarivers.org/legislator-loo… Send an Email: alabamarivers.salsalabs.org/sb71-hb162/ind…

@butchworley Thank you!

@AlabamaRivers Done!

I really hope this idiotic bill doesn't make it out of the house. A perfect example of what is wrong with the entire system. Guy puts up a bill, written by the lobbying group who donated to his campaign, and it happens all the way to Congress and with both parties.

#Alabama's HB 162/SB 71 is such a bad bill that it is attracting national attention from @americanrivers! 🔊 #TakeAction: Tell Your State Reps to vote "NO" on HB 162/SB 71 below! alabamarivers.salsalabs.org/HB162andSB71/i…

SB 71 will be on the House Floor for a vote on TUESDAY. Keep calling, keep emailing, keep sharing. Please tell our legislators that the most important thing they can do to protect Alabama's water quality this session is to vote NO on SB 71: alabamarivers.salsalabs.org/sb71-hb162/ind…