Legislation moving through the Alabama State House could reshape how dredged material from the Mobile Harbor ship channel is ...

Alabama’s state house of representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit dumping dredged sediment from the bottom of Mobile Bay in open water, a practice that has drawn criticism from ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An Alabama state representative and state senator are set to announce legislation that would end dredge disposal, also known as “mud dumping,” in Mobile Bay. Mobile Chamber ...

Alabama lawmakers look to ban "mud dumping" in Mobile BayOn Monday, two Alambama lawmakers are holding a press conference announcing proposed legislation that w ...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — A customer is waiting as Patrick Gormandy steers his deep-water trawler — the Captain Sam B — back to the dock after a day of shrimping on Mobile Bay. Gormandy shovels plump shrimp ...

According to a news release from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Portersville Bay and Heron Bay have been closed since April 7. As of 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, those areas are open; ...

A federal project to dredge a ship channel in Alabama's Mobile Bay is drawing local opposition because the dredge spoil is being disposed of in other parts of the estuary. (Blake Jones for NPR) ...