Please share far and wide and fast. The Alabama Legislature is considering a bill that would effectively block environmentalists from using drones to monitor pollution. (Thread)
2. This is all the worse because ADEM has pretty much abdicated policing pollution and enforcing environmental protection in Alabama. Environmental groups have picked up some of the slack and drones have been a crucial tool.
3. This bill pretends to be a security measure to protect essential infrastructure, but in reality it is nothing but a sneaky attempt to criminalize protecting air quality and waterways in Alabama.
4. I’ll have a lot more to say on this in a column, but this bill could get rammed through today and I thought you should know how bad it is before that happens. If you like coal ash in your drinking water, this is the bill for you.
5. The bill numbers are HB36 and SB45. Bill sponsors are Rep. Chip Brown and @SenCamWard.
