PHOTO: Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt gave an update on the action taken by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in this week's city council meeting. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler…
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VIDEO: City of Rainsville to begin cleanup of "unauthorized dump"
PHOTO: The "unauthorized dump" is located next to the the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Video of the Workshop…
ADEM: Fuel leaked for over two months; contaminated groundwater
PHOTO: The Xtreme Express Convenience is located on Gault Avenue in Fort Payne. By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to records obtained from the Alabama Department of…
Around 40,000 gallons of Gasoline leaked from Fort Payne fuel station
PHOTO: Over a period of several months, the Xtreme Express Convenience, located on Gault Ave North in Fort Payne, leaked approximately 40,000 gallons of gas into the ground. (Tyler Pruett |…
DeKalb water determined safe for drinking
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.— Last Thursday eight Alabama water systems, including two in Northeast Alabama, were the subject of drinking water advisories issued by the Alabama Department…