Black Warrior Riverkeeper, based in Birmingham, AL, works to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries using a watershed approach to ensure clean water, a healthy aquatic environment, and the recreational and aesthetic values of the river.  During 2015-16 the UUCT Social Justice Team supported Black Warrior Riverkeeper and other Alabama environmental organizations in their successful effort to block the Drummond Coal Corporation proposal to strip mine coal at the Shepherd Bend site on the Black Warrior River.