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The grave of W.M. Griffice in the Oak Grove community of Jefferson County. Griffice died from injuries he suffered in a home explosion on March 8. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

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

Shiloh, Alabama residents lead environmental scientist Robert Bullard’s rapid response team on a tour of their flooded community. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

How Alabama Turned to Restrictive Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents

By Lee Hedgepeth

Clara Riley stands among her relatives and neighbors in her Oak Grove home. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

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

Charlie Utterback stands in his kitchen, a mine map laid in front of him. He's worried he and his wife may eventually have to leave their home of 25 years because of damage caused by mining activity. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

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

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stands with Dr. Robert Bullard (left) and Pastor Timothy Williams (right) during a tour of the Shiloh community in rural south Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

In Alabama Visit, Buttigieg Strays Off The Beaten Path. Will It Help Shiloh, a Flooded Black Community?

By Lee Hedgepeth

Walter Moorer observes fumes emitted from the Hosea Weaver asphalt plant near Chin Street in the historic Black community of Africatown. Credit: Patrick Darrington/Inside Climate News

Black Residents Want This Company Gone. Will Alabama’s Environmental Agency Approve a New Permit?

By Patrick Darrington

Even days after rainfall, water still pools on properties in the Shiloh community. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Q&A: Ronald McKinnon Made It From Rural Alabama to the NFL. Now He Wants To See His Flooded Hometown Get Help

By Lee Hedgepeth

Residents near the Moody unauthorized dump site continue to worry about health impacts caused by the underground fire. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Forever Chemicals From a Forever Fire

By Lee Hedgepeth

A Kenan Advantage Group gasoline tanker spilled thousands of gallons of fuel onto Interstate 59 in Birmingham, according to officials. The fuel made its way to Village Creek, which flows nearby. Credit: Courtesy of Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service

A Gas Tanker Crashed in Birmingham and Spilled 2,100 Gallons Into Nearby Village Creek. Who Is Responsible?

By Lee Hedgepeth

The home that exploded in Adger is one of dozens that Oak Grove Mine operators say could be impacted by subsidence. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

A ‘Gassy’ Alabama Coal Mine Was Expanding Under a Family’s Home. After an Explosion, Two Were Left Critically Injured

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Cell-cultivated chicken is made in the pictured tanks at the Eat Just office on July 27, 2023 in Alameda, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Across the Nation, Lawmakers Aim to Ban Lab-Grown Meat

By Wyatt Myskow, Lee Hedgepeth

Birmingham's Woodcrest Road has been closed for over a year following concerns about slope settlement. The city said there is currently no timeline for its reopening. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabamians Want Public Officials to Mitigate Landslide Risk as Climate Change Makes Extreme Precipitation More Frequent

By Lee Hedgepeth

Elizabeth Goldman, an IVF patient, shows a photo of her child during a roundtable with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Feb. 27 in Birmingham, Ala. Photo credit: Lee Hedgepeth/ Inside Climate News

Alabama Supreme Court IVF Ruling Renews Focus on Plastics, Chemical Exposure and Infertility

By James Bruggers, Lee Hedgepeth

Robert Bullard is a native of Coffee County, Alabama. He said that he's committed to getting justice for the Shiloh community. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

A White House Advisor and Environmental Justice Activist Wants Immediate Help for Two Historically Black Communities in Alabama

By Lee Hedgepeth

Environmental justice scholar Dr. Robert Bullard speaks at the Hip Hop Caucus' inaugural A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice Award reception on April 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Shannon Finney/Getty Images

Q&A: Robert Bullard Says 2024 Is the Year of Environmental Justice for an Inundated Shiloh, Alabama

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

U.S. President Joe Biden and Catherine Coleman Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, arrive for an event at the White House on April 21, 2023. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Some Americans Don’t Have the Ability to Flush Their Toilets. A Federal Program Aimed at Helping Solve That Problem Is Expanding

By Lee Hedgepeth

Mobile city workers shovel pounds of Mardi Gras beads into the back of a truck. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

During Mardi Gras, Tons of Fun Comes With Tons of Toxic Beads

By Lee Hedgepeth

A large detention pond (bottom center) often overflows onto residents' properties, even in moderate rain. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

How Racism Flooded Alabama’s Historically Black Shiloh Community

By Lee Hedgepeth

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