Donald V. WatkinsMay 9, 20197 minDeath and Doom: The Saga of Sherman Industries and the HeidelbergCement GroupBy Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 9, 2019 Birmingham, Alabama residents never paid much attention to Sherman Industries, LLC, before the...
Donald V. WatkinsMay 8, 20192 minConcrete Plant Relocation Plan Moving ForwardBy Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 8, 2019 Sherman Industries has not withdrawn its application for an Air Permit from the Jefferson Coun...
Donald V. WatkinsMay 7, 20193 minWoodfin Reverses Course; Now Opposes Toxic Concrete Plant Relocation PlanBreaking News--- By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 7, 2019 Four months after learning about Sherman Industries plan to relocate its toxi...
Donald V. WatkinsMay 7, 20196 minRandall Woodfin: A Case Study in Selling Out a Neighborhood to a Known PolluterAn Exclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 6, 2019 On October 3, 2017, Randall Woodfin won an impressive electi...
Donald V. WatkinsMay 4, 20195 minWoodfin Blessed Plan to Relocate Toxic Concrete Facility to Black NeighborhoodExclusive Investigative Report By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 4, 2019 I watched the May 1, 2019 video of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woo...
Donald V. WatkinsMay 3, 20195 minBirmingham: A Return to Environmental RacismBy Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 3, 2019 In May of 1933, Birmingham, Alabama City Engineer A.J. Hawkins released a city map that ranked...
Donald V. WatkinsMay 2, 20194 minFeedback from Open Letter to the Black CommunityBy Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on May 2, 2019 Yesterday, I engaged in some straight talk with Birmingham, Alabama’s black community in an Op...