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Alabama Power Lawyer Calls Landowner’s Statements, Stance ‘Ridiculous Stuff’

The utility argued in court Monday that a judge should issue a temporary restraining order against Fenn Church, an Alabamian fighting the construction of transmission lines across his property.

By Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Power crews clear the last stretch of land adjacent to Fenn Church’s property in Shelby County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News
Alabama Power’s headquarters in Birmingham. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Power Routinely Bills Ratepayers for Ads Promoting Its Goods and Services. State Regulators Want That Stopped.

By Dennis Pillion

The Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

In a Rare Statewide Debate, Alabama Candidates Spar Over Data Centers, Utility Rates

By Lee Hedgepeth

Fenn Church, center, is flanked by supporters at the gate of his property in Shelby County, Alabama. Photo credit: Lee Hedgepeth/ Inside Climate News

A Homeowner’s Last Stand Against Alabama Power

By Lee Hedgepeth

The developer of Project Marvel, a proposed massive hyperscale data center, has requested the rezoning of additional agricultural land in southwest Bessemer, Ala. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama’s New Data Center Rules Still Leave Customers in the Dark, Critics Say

By Dennis Pillion

Devolin “Bobo” Webster was in bed when a tree struck his home, according to family members. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Isaias Made It to Birmingham. The Consequences Were Deadly.

By Lee Hedgepeth

Errol Peart with DigiPowerX speaks with community members about the company's data center expansion project in Columbiana, Ala., in January. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Sets Stricter Data Center Rules. But There’s a Loophole.

By Dennis Pillion

ABC Coke is a by-product coke facility located in Jefferson County, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

America’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault?

By Lee Hedgepeth

People gather outside the Alabama State House in March. Credit: Dennis Pillion/Inside Climate News

The Alabama Legislature Was on a Collision Course With Alabama Power. Then Came Spring Break.

By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Rep. Mack Butler sits in the office of his firm Butler Electrical Contractors in Rainbow City, Ala. Credit: Dennis Pillion/Inside Climate News

How Alabama Power Escaped a Push for Tighter Regulation With Record Profits Intact

By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Pam Benton, 59, a mother and grandmother, works as a painter and cleaner in Winston County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

An Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone.

By Lee Hedgepeth

Flock and similar cameras can be attached to utility poles or on standalone poles with solar power. Either way, they're often contracted through Alabama Power. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

The Grid Has Eyes

By Lee Hedgepeth

At least one dorm at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, located in south Alabama, is uncooled. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

‘Unbearable’ Heat in Uncooled Alabama Prisons

By Lee Hedgepeth

Proposed Data Centers Could Use More Electricity Than All Alabama Homes Combined, Analysis Shows. Who Will Pay?

By Lee Hedgepeth

Assistant Attorney General Lindsay Barton questions witnesses from Spire during an Alabama Public Service Commission hearing on Thursday. Credit: Dennis Pillion/Inside Climate News

Alabama Seeks to Lower Gas Utility Profits for the First Time in 40 Years

By Dennis Pillion

Trucks operate at a coal mine in Lost Creek, Ky. Credit: Diane Desobeau/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Administration Eyes Massive Coal Reserves Under Federal Lands

By Lisa Sorg

The port city of Mobile, Ala., sits at the head of Mobile Bay and is a key link in shipping goods in and out of the U.S. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Will Congress Ban ‘Mud Dumping’ in Mobile Bay?

By Dennis Pillion

Alabama Power’s coal ash storage lagoon at its Greene County plant sits next to the Black Warrior River. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Trump EPA Moves to Approve Alabama Coal Ash Program Rejected by Biden Administration

By Dennis Pillion

Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley at a City Council meeting in July 2025, where he did not speak after signing a non-disclosure agreement with the Project Marvel developer. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Data Center Non-Disclosure Agreement Required City Officials to Destroy Records, Document Shows

By Lee Hedgepeth

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