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For the First Time, Alabama Says Methane ‘Likely’ Caused Fatal Home Explosion Above Coal Mine

By Lee Hedgepeth

Volunteers help Tim Striegel clean up after his mobile home was hit by a tornado on March 16 in Calera, Ala. Credit: Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images

Alabama’s Celebrity Weatherman Pleads for the National Weather Service

By Dennis Pillion

A school bus was thrown onto the roof of the former Winterboro High School building in Talladega County, Ala. during this weekend's severe weather. Credit: Courtesy of NWS Birmingham

Severe Weather Warnings Persist After a Deadly Weekend of Tornadoes, Dust Storms and Fires

By Keerti Gopal, Lee Hedgepeth

Prescribed burns are commonly used to limit fuel availability and reduce the number of wildfires. Research suggests the blazes also cause excess premature deaths due to particulate pollution. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

What’s Causing Birmingham’s Code Red Air Quality Alert?

By Lee Hedgepeth

Demonstrators participate in the Stand Up for Science rally at the Lincoln Memorial on March 7 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Taking It to the Streets: Scientists Mobilize to Fight Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Anti-Science Agenda

By Liza Gross, Bob Berwyn, Dennis Pillion, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg

Alabama officials, who quickly cut off funds for low-income energy assistance to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump, have now restored the funding, after an outcry in the media. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images

Federal Funding Restored for Low-Income Alabama Utility Assistance After Outcry

By Dennis Pillion

Steam rises from the James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in the background of a home in Adamsville, Ala. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Executive Order Takes Back Funds to Help Low-Income Alabama Residents Pay Electric Bills

By Dennis Pillion

An electric vehicle charges at a shopping mall parking lot in Torrance, Calif. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Has Thrown a Wrench Into a National EV Charging Program. Can He Make It Disappear?

By Lee Hedgepeth, Aman Azhar, Jake Bolster, Lisa Sorg, Sarah Mattalian

Members of the Chestnut community pose for a photo after attending a Beatrice town council meeting in early February. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

In Chestnut, Black Alabamians Have Lived for Years Without Access to Public Water. There’s Little Hope in Sight

By Lee Hedgepeth

Pastor Timothy William stands outside his Shiloh home in Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

These Flooded Black Alabamians Say Biden, Buttigieg Failed Them. Now They Ask: Where Will Trump Stand?

By Lee Hedgepeth

Oil and gas development within Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest could potentially put recreation areas like Blue Lake and Open Pond at an environmental risk. Credit: U.S. Forest Service

As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest

By Lee Hedgepeth

An aerial view of the tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps at the top of Flagg Mountain in Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Preserving Alabama’s Flagg Mountain, the Southernmost Appalachian Peak

By Dennis Pillion

University of Notre Dame’s lease of mineral rights grants Warrior Met the legal ability to mine coal in rural Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

The Pope Led Notre Dame Toward Decarbonization. He Hasn’t Influenced the School’s Alabama Coal Investment

By Lee Hedgepeth

David Hester inspects damage to his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 28 in Horseshoe Beach, Fla. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The Year in Climate: Record Heat, an Election, a Push for Justice and Reasons for Hope

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Commercial fishermen tong for oysters in Lower Mobile Bay, Ala. At the end of the 2024 season, approximately 25,000 sacks of oysters will have been harvested from the bay, totaling 2.1 million pounds. Credit: Billy Pope

In Mobile Bay, the Oysters’ Tale of Woe

By Lanier Isom

In Oak Grove, Alabama, the home of W.M. Griffice was destroyed in March by an explosion his attorneys allege was caused by methane leaking from a longwall coal mine beneath the property. Photo Courtesy of the Alabama Fire Marshal's Office.

Failure of State: For Decades, Alabama’s Mining Regulator Has Left Citizens Unprotected

By Lee Hedgepeth

Kathy Love, director of the Alabama Surface Mining Commission, listens during a discussion highlighting the consequences of longwall coal mining at Oak Grove High School. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Federal Regulators Say An Alabama Coal Mine’s Plans May Violate Law, Leaving Citizens At Risk

By Lee Hedgepeth

Steam rises from Alabama Power’s James H. Miller Jr. coal plant in West Jefferson, Ala. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Fight Over Alabama Electricity Fuel Costs Heads to Court

By Dennis Pillion

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