Lee Hedgepeth
Reporter, Alabama
Lee Hedgepeth is Inside Climate News’ Alabama reporter. Raised in Grand Bay, Alabama, a small town on the Gulf Coast, Lee holds master’s degrees in community journalism and political development from the University of Alabama and Tulane University. Lee is the founder of Tread, a newsletter of Southern journalism, and has also worked for news outlets across Alabama, including CBS 42, Alabama Political Reporter and the Anniston Star. His reporting has focused on issues impacting members of marginalized groups, including homelessness, poverty, and the death penalty. His award-winning journalism has appeared in publications across the country and has been cited by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, among others.
In Alabama, a Small Town’s Trash Policy Has Left Black Moms and Disabled Residents Criminally Charged Over Unpaid Garbage Fees
By Lee Hedgepeth
In the First Community Meeting Since a Fatal Home Explosion, Residents Grill Alabama Regulators, Politicians Over Coal Mining Destruction
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Alabama Meeting, TVA Votes to Increase the Cost of Power, Double Down on Natural Gas
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama Coal Regulators Said They Didn’t Know Who’d Purchased a Mine Linked to a Fatal Home Explosion. It’s a Familiar Face
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded
By Lee Hedgepeth
Sen. Britt of Alabama Confronted on Her Ties to ‘Big Oil’
By Lee Hedgepeth
As a Longwall Coal Mine Grows Beneath an Alabama Town, Neighbors of an Explosion Victim Feel Undermined and Unheard
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama Family to Add Wrongful Death Claim Against Mine Operator in Lawsuit Over Home Explosion
By Lee Hedgepeth
Where the Water Doesn’t Flow: Thousands Across Alabama Live Without Access to Public Water
By Lee Hedgepeth
EPA Formally Denies Alabama’s Plan for Coal Ash Waste
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show
By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers
How Alabama Turned to Restrictive Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under A Rural Community After Hundreds of Fines and a Fatal Explosion. Residents Are Rattled
By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers
Alabama Mine Cited for 107 Federal Safety Violations Since Home Explosion Led to Grandfather’s Death, Grandson’s Injuries. Where Are State Officials?
By Lee Hedgepeth
Across the US, Awe Unites During the Darkness of a Total Solar Eclipse
By Lee Hedgepeth, Erin Schulte, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Liza Gross, Phil McKenna
In Alabama Visit, Buttigieg Strays Off The Beaten Path. Will It Help Shiloh, a Flooded Black Community?
By Lee Hedgepeth
