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Canary in the Coal Mine: Exploring the Intersection of Environmental Justice and the Labor Movement through Alabama’s Black Warrior River [In-Person]
Thursday October 31, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hamilton Ballroom
Sponsored by the NLG Environmental Justice Committee.

This panel will bring together Alabamians with different relationships to the environmental justice movement in order to explore the aftermath of the strike at Warrior Met Coal, the longest strike in Alabama history. During the strike, Warrior Met’s Mine 7 discharged large amounts of pollutants into Black Warrior River, a major source of drinking water for the area. We will discuss the lawsuit brought by Black Warrior Riverkeeper against Warrior Met as well as the strike, and will explore the intersections of workers’ rights and environmental justice.

Speakers:
Eva Dillard, Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Ryan Anderson, Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)
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Nelson Brooke

Black Warrior Riverkeepers
Nelson Brooke, a Birmingham native, is an Eagle Scout and outdoor enthusiast who has enjoyed fishing and hunting along the banks of the Black Warrior River since he was seven years old. Nelson obtained an anthropology degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Nelson has been... Read More →
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Eva Dillard

Black Warrior Riverkeepers
Eva Dillard became Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s Staff Attorney in 2010. She is a graduate of Mary Baldwin College and the University of Virginia School of Law. Her practice has been split between litigation and advising clients in both the public and private sector. She is a former... Read More →
Thursday October 31, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hamilton Ballroom
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