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Dennis Pillion

Reporter, Alabama

Dennis Pillion is a reporter for Inside Climate News based in Alabama. He joined ICN in 2024 after 17 years working for Alabama Media Group, including nine as the statewide natural resources reporter. His work for AL.com and The Birmingham News, won numerous Green Eyeshade and Alabama Press Association awards for his coverage of environmental issues in Alabama. He was born and lives in Birmingham, Ala.

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Cars move through the assembly line at a BMW manufacturing plant in Greer, S.C. Credit: Sven Hoppe/dpa via Getty Images

Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market

By Dennis Pillion

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

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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

The National Academies’ Keck Center in Washington, D.C. Credit: National Academies

Trump Lashes Out at National Academies of Sciences Over Climate Guide For Judges

By Dennis Pillion

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

Alabama Seeks Permit to Fill Wetlands, Streams for Controversial Highway Project

By Dennis Pillion

An aerial view of night operations at a limestone quarry in Belle Mina, Ala. The quarry operators agreed to mitigate dust, noise and light pollution in a settlement agreement with nearby residents. Credit: Southern Environmental Law Center

Alabama Limestone Quarry Settles Lawsuit Over Dust, Noise

By Dennis Pillion

Gov. Kay Ivey announced the appointments of four new Alabama Public Service Commissioners (from left): Ron Burgess, Fred Johnson, Demarcus Joiner and Quinton Ross. Credit: Alabama Governor's Office

Alabama Governor Names Four New PSC Members, Including Its First Two Black Appointees

By Dennis Pillion

The loggerhead sea turtle, Bowser, was brought to the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park’s CARE Center for rehabilitation on June 7 after being hooked on a fishing line. Credit: Gulfarium CARE Center

A Massive Volunteer Network in Florida Works to Save Endangered Sea Turtles

By Dennis Pillion

An aerial view of the nearly 600-acre coal ash pond at Alabama Power’s James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Coal Ash Lawsuit Can Continue, Appeals Court Rules

By Dennis Pillion

Aerial view of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City, Tenn. White emissions billow from stacks at the plant.

The Tennessee Valley Authority Produced a Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks. Top Researchers Call it ‘Dishonest.’ 

By Dennis Pillion

An LNG tanker from the United States unloads at a terminal near Athens, Greece, on Dec. 27, 2025. Credit: Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Trump Pushes ‘Peace Pipelines’ to Boost Exports of Climate-Busting LNG to Europe

By Dennis Pillion

Mark Johnston, a plaintiff in the case, stands with the 6 kW solar array at his Alabama home. Credit: Courtesy of Southern Environmental Law Center

Judge Rules Alabama Power Can Keep Its Solar Fee, Among the Nation’s Highest

By Dennis Pillion

Power lines run in front of the coal-fired James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Adamsville, Ala. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Alabama Poised to Drastically Overhaul Utility Regulation. Will It Lower Electric Bills?

By Dennis Pillion

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: J. David Ake/Getty Images

‘Sound Science’ Bills Limiting State Environmental Regulations Set ‘Insurmountable Burden of Proof,’ Scientists Say

By Dennis Pillion

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