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.
In Trump’s Megabill, a Clean Energy Phase Out and a Big, Beautiful Tax Break for Met Coal Exporters
By Lee Hedgepeth, Marianne Lavelle
An Alabama City Recommends Changing Its Laws to Accommodate One of the Country’s Largest Proposed Data Centers
By Lee Hedgepeth
The Darter Fish and the Data Center
By Lee Hedgepeth, Lanier Isom
In a Deep Red State, a Mining Regulator Is Wary of Possible Trump Cuts to Its Budget
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water
By Lee Hedgepeth
In One of the Nation’s Most Polluted Communities, Trump Terminates Funding for Air Monitoring
By Lee Hedgepeth
Sinking Homes, Climate Damage, Explosion Risks: New Government Review Outlines the Costs of One Mine Expansion
By Lee Hedgepeth
A Song for the Cahaba River
By Lee Hedgepeth
A Twinkle in Trump’s Eye: A Shakeup at Alabama’s Top Utility Regulator
By Lee Hedgepeth
A Giant Data Center Comes to Town
ICN Sunday Morning
The Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
By Lee Hedgepeth, Marianne Lavelle
Alabama Power Threatened With Lawsuit for Contaminating Groundwater With Coal Ash
By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth
Alabamians Want Answers About a Four-Million-Square-Foot Data Center Coming to Their Backyards
By Lee Hedgepeth, Lanier Isom
Trump Aims to Fast Track Alabama Coal Build-Out, Citing US Need. Nearly All the Coal Is Bound for Export
By Lee Hedgepeth
For Alabama’s Spotted Salamanders, a Win and a Warning
By Lee Hedgepeth
Trump May Target Environmental Nonprofits in Executive Orders
By Marianne Lavelle, Lee Hedgepeth
