Alabama: what the public record shows.
3,574 documented environmental records across 67 counties, published by federal and state agencies and mapped beside the health measures those agencies release. Locations and rates only — nothing here shows that anything caused anything else.
Documented records in Alabama
Published health measures
| Measure | Years | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| All-cause infant mortality | 1989–2022 | 68 |
| Child and youth mortality (ages 1-19) | 2019–2022 | 68 |
| Low birthweight (<2,500 g) | 2016–2022 | 68 |
| Premature death (years of potential life lost before 75) | 2020–2022 | 68 |
| Teen births (ages 15-19) | 2016–2022 | 68 |
Rates are area-level and published by their source. Where a source suppressed a small count, it stays unpublished here.
Events on the public record
Anniston, Calhoun County, AL · 1929–1971
Anniston PCB contamination
A Monsanto plant manufactured PCBs for four decades, contaminating soil, creeks and residential yards in surrounding neighbourhoods.
Who to contact in Alabama
State agency
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
State environmental regulator handling permits, complaints, air and water monitoring.
Nonprofit / community group
GASP
Birmingham-based health advocacy group working on air pollution and industrial emissions.
Nonprofit / community group
Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Watershed group monitoring mining and industrial discharges in the Black Warrior basin.
Nonprofit / community group
Alabama Rivers Alliance
Statewide network of watershed groups on water quality, coal ash and permitting.
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