In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded
Aside Lake Guntersville, bald eagles are royalty. But locals say a planned chert pit is already changing that status.
By Lee Hedgepeth
![A recent development on newly-bought Marshall County land scars the lush green landscape near Lake Guntersville in Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News](jpg/chert1-900x600.jpg)