CONECUH COUNTY,Flipido Ala.—At the confluence of the Yellow River and Pond Creek in Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest, there’s a place of peace.
It’s a small, icy blue, year-round freshwater spring where the locals often go to unplug. Nestled inside Conecuh National Forest, Blue Spring is surrounded by new growth—mostly pines replanted after the forest was clear cut for timber production in the 1930s.
Nearly a century after that clear cut, another environmental risk has reared its head in the forest, threatening Blue Spring’s peace: oil and gas development.
As the Biden administration came to a close earlier this month, officials with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) initiated the process of “scoping” the possibility of new oil and gas leases in Conecuh National Forest.
Please take a look at the new openings in our newsroom.
See jobs2025-05-07 07:49832 view
2025-05-07 06:171234 view
2025-05-07 05:552870 view
2025-05-07 05:321254 view
2025-05-07 05:311351 view
2025-05-07 05:071265 view
The University of North Carolina has agreed to pay new football coach Bill Belichick $10 million a y
How to Talk to Your ‘Cranky Uncle’ About Climate ChangeWhat do you say to someone who says, “It’s co
Amy Schumer is sharing how she really feels about the Barbie movie.While the comedian is no longer s
