02/27/2026
Keep it clean!!
Seagrasses are the foundation of our coastal ecosystem. They keep our water clear, provide shelter for fish and shrimp, and hold our Bay together.
But seagrass has been under serious threat from sediment pollution. When dredged mud is dumped back into the Bay, it clouds the water and blocks sunlight. Without light, seagrass dies. When seagrass disappears, so does the habitat that speckled trout, redfish, flounder, shrimp, crabs, and waterfowl depend on.
That is why HB 181 matters.
This new Alabama law, signed by Governor Ivey, requires at least 70 percent of dredged material from the ship channel to be put to beneficial use instead of being dumped back into Mobile Bay. That means using it to rebuild marsh, protect shorelines, and restore habitat. It is a major step toward protecting our waters and our way of life.
But we still need federal action to make sure mud dumping ends for good.
Senator Katie Britt can include language in the next Water Resources Development Act that permanently bans in bay mud dumping and requires the Corps to meet beneficial use standards without dumping sediment back into Mobile Bay.
In plain terms, that would close the door for good.
Call Senator Britt at 202-224-5744 and say:
Hello, my name is ___ and I live in Alabama. I am calling to thank Senator Britt for her work on dredging reform and to ask her to include language in WRDA that permanently bans mud dumping in Mobile Bay. Our seagrass, oysters, and coastal communities depend on it.
Protecting our waters protects our way of life.
