Alabama seeks permit to fill wetlands, streams for Birmingham Northern Beltline

By: Dennis Pillion, Inside Climate News

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 1,251

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Alabama officials are seeking federal permission to fill a stretch of wetlands and streams to move forward on the Birmingham Northern Beltline, a decades-long highway project that critics say is unnecessary and will destroy huge swaths of sensitive forests, wetlands and streams.

The Alabama Department of Transportation …

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