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Victory Declared on Chandler Mountain!
Victory Declared on Chandler Mountain Land, Waters and Endangered Wildlife Saved from Destructive Project; Advocates Celebrate Local Community’s Successful Efforts Today we celebrate a significant victory for the people of Chandler Mountain, for the...![Chandler Mountain Pumped Storage Proposed Project](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ara_logo_4-color.jpg)
Chandler Mountain Pumped Storage Proposed Project
Alabama Power is moving forward with its plans to build and operate a large pumped storage hydropower facility in the vicinity of Chandler Mountain in the Coosa River watershed. HOW DOES THIS PROJECT IMPACT COMMUNITIES NEAR CHANDLER MOUNTAIN? If this project moves...![Chandler Mountain Pumped Storage Proposed Project](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ara_logo_4-color.jpg)
Alabama Water Rally 2023 – Registration Open Now!
Alabama Water Rally 2023 Alabama’s annual gathering of clean water advocates March 24 – 26 | Camp Beckwith in Fairhope, AL There is an incredible opportunity before us – as River Defenders – as we pass the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Together, we must be...![Chandler Mountain Pumped Storage Proposed Project](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ara_logo_4-color.jpg)
BREAKING: Recent Report Shows hydropower Reservoirs in Alabama Emit *Substantial* Amounts of Methane
The Alabama Rivers Alliance (ARA), in partnership with PhD students from the Virginia Scientist-Community Interface (V-SCI), has used the G-res modeling tool to analyze the net methane and carbon dioxide emissions of two of Alabama Power’s hydropower facilities, and the results show that these supposedly “clean” and emissions-free hydropower dams and reservoirs actually create and emit significant quantities of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.