Lee Hedgepeth
Reporter, Alabama
Lee Hedgepeth is Inside Climate News’ Alabama reporter. Raised in Grand Bay, Alabama, a small town on the Gulf Coast, Lee holds master’s degrees in community journalism and political development from the University of Alabama and Tulane University. Lee is the founder of Tread, a newsletter of Southern journalism, and has also worked for news outlets across Alabama, including CBS 42, Alabama Political Reporter and the Anniston Star. His reporting has focused on issues impacting members of marginalized groups, including homelessness, poverty, and the death penalty. His award-winning journalism has appeared in publications across the country and has been cited by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, among others.
On the Historic Route From Selma to Montgomery, an AI Cloud Looms
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Alabama Primary Elections, Incumbent Utility Regulators Feel the Squeeze of High Energy Prices
By Lee Hedgepeth
In the Wake of Georgia’s Blue Wave, Alabama Changed Its Utility Regulation Elections. This Black Democrat Is Suing.
By Lee Hedgepeth
20 Years After ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ Al Gore Grapples With the (Big) Wrinkle of AI
By Lee Hedgepeth
Thousands of People Say Roundup Caused Their Cancer. The Supreme Court May Quash Their Lawsuits.
By Lee Hedgepeth
As the Alabama Legislature Adjourns, Environmentalists See a Silver Lining
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama’s Governor Signed a Landmark Utility Regulation Bill Into Law. Many Say It’s a Win For Alabama Power.
By Lee Hedgepeth
Two Years After Fatal Explosion, Alabama Mine Regulator ‘Letting the Fox Guard the Henhouse,’ Resident Says
By Lee Hedgepeth
How the Iran War Reveals the Extent of Fossil Fuel Propaganda
By Lee Hedgepeth
Supreme Court to Decide Key Issue in Fate of State and City Suits Against Oil Companies Over Climate Change
By Lee Hedgepeth
Citing National Security, Trump Has Abandoned Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens
By Lee Hedgepeth
Trump’s Choice to Be Alabama’s Next Senator Finds an Odd Political Target: the Modern Gas Can
By Lee Hedgepeth
A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response
By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Keerti Gopal, Lee Hedgepeth, Lisa Sorg
This Small Alabama Town Was Part of the Manhattan Project. Now It May Host a Hyperscale Data Center.
By Lee Hedgepeth
An Alabama Mayor Signed an NDA With a Data Center Developer. Read It Here.
By Lee Hedgepeth
Bessemer Data Center Developer to Request Rezoning for Additional 900 Acres
By Lee Hedgepeth
