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This story first appeared in the Lede, a digital news publication delivered to our subscribers every morning. Go here to subscribe. Taking part in cleanups of the Cahaba River, environmentalist Jean ...

WEST BLOCTON, Ala.—“The lilies have bloomed this season if you know where to go.” It’s a line in Birmingham band I Declare’s newly released song “Cahaba,” and it’s the truth. At the recent Cahaba Lily ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Two long-standing environmental ...

An underground fire at an Alabama landfill has continued to pollute the air in eastern parts of the Birmingham region more than 50 days after a fire began underground, according to air quality ...

Rescuers searched overnight for four teens who were reported missing while rafting along the Cahaba River, Alabama officials said. Irondale Police Department on Facebook Four teens reported missing ...

The Cahaba River, shown here near the Bibb County, Ala. rediscovery site, is home to 121 species of fish, 38 species of mussels and 32 species of snails. A freshwater snail declared extinct in 2000 ...

A rare flower that grows in rushing water in only three Southern states blooms briefly in late spring. And to see this Cahaba lily up close takes some effort. In parts of the South, there's a unique ...