ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, SportsOpponents of Shepherd Bend mine deliver petition to UA trustees

Lots of people had a message for the UA Board of Trustees Thursday.  In addition to Free UAB protesters, opponents of the proposed Shepherd Bend Mine on the Black Warrior River delivered a petition with 6,000 signatures.

They also marched 800 feet.  That's significant.  It represents the distance between the proposed mine site and a major drinking water intake that services 200,000 Birmingham customers.