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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

A view of a residential area near Alabama Power’s coal-fired James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in West Jefferson, Ala. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama’s Public Service Commission Shuts the Public Out While Setting Utility Fuel Cost Rates

By Dennis Pillion

Nick Saban accepts the Icon Award during the 2024 ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre on July 11 in Los Angeles. Nick Saban was a frequent write-in for Alabama’s primary utility regulator. Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Nick Saban for Public Office? Alabamians Who Wrote in PSC Candidates Had a Certain Twinkle in Their Eye

By Lee Hedgepeth

One of two displaced bald eagles carries nesting material two days after the tree containing its nest was felled by a developer. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

War on Eagles? In Auburn, Federal Officials Investigate the Taking of a Bald Eagles’ Nest They Permitted

By Lee Hedgepeth

An aerial view of the first section of Birmingham's Northern Beltline. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Who Pays for Alabama’s $5 Billion ‘Zombie’ Highway Project? Not Alabama

By Dennis Pillion

W.M. Griffice died from injuries suffered in the explosion of his home above the Oak Grove mine in Alabama. Credit: Courtesy of the Alabama Fire Marshal's Office

Federal Regulators Inspect a Mine and the Site of a Fatal Home Explosion Above It

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

California voters cast their ballots at the Joslyn Park voting center on Tuesday in Santa Monica. Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Climate Initiatives Fare Well Across the Country Despite National Political Climate

By Lee Hedgepeth, Kristoffer Tigue, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Martha Pskowski, Wyatt Myskow

The aftermath of a home explosion above Oak Grove Mine that killed W.M. Griffice in Adger, Ala. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Federal Regulators Waited 7 Months to Investigate a Deadly Home Explosion Above a Gassy Coal Mine. Residents Want Action

By James Bruggers, Lee Hedgepeth

An aerial view of the first section of Birmingham's Northern Beltline. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Critics Say Alabama’s $5 Billion Highway Project Is a ‘Road to Nowhere,’ but the State Is Pushing Forward

By Dennis Pillion

An aerial view of Warrior Met's Blue Creek Mine No. 1 construction site. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Mine Expansion Could Test Biden Policy on Private Extraction of Publicly Owned Coal

By Lee Hedgepeth

Smoke emits from the James H. Miller Jr. Electrical Generating Plant in Jefferson County, Ala. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Coal Plant Tops US Greenhouse Gas Polluter List for 9th Straight Year

By Dennis Pillion

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