New push in fight to stop Belle Mina rock quarry development [Video]

BELLE MINA, Ala. — The Southern Environmental Law Center has entered the fight to stop the development of a quarry now underway in the Belle Mina community of Limestone County.

What may seem like a last-ditch effort from the small Belle Mina community against the quarry, doesn’t seem like one to the people representing the people. 

Pastor Cody Gillam, who has been leading the fight against the quarry, says, “The quarry is going to be a devastating impact on this community and it’s going to change the way people live. We have been trying every which way we can to stop them from operating.”

The opposition’s latest effort involves three species of snails. The SELC gave construction crews 60 days, starting November 21, to stop building or obtain an …