New oil spill money is a welcome boost for coastal Alabama

By: Catherine Dorrough

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 882

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Sometimes, the news is good.

Not long ago, I found myself trudging through a gloomy collection of headlines when a piece of good news indeed made me light up like a firefly: Gov. Kay Ivey had just announced that Alabama will receive a healthy infusion of $87 million in new RESTORE Act funding.

The money will go toward a concise but ambitious set of coastal restoration projects, including the creation of 100 acres of …

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