John Archibald: PSC Candidates and Why You Might Think Twice About Eating Fish in Alabama

| May 15, 2014 

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It almost sounds like a joke. Two public service commissioners and two challengers walk into an elevator. The elevator gets stuck. That happened Monday when the quartet went to meet with the Birmingham News editorial board. Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald was there. He talks about the candidates and other environmental politics.

 

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