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.
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
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
A Father of Environmental Justice Rebukes Sierra Club, Ben Jealous Over Treatment of Black Alabamians
By Lee Hedgepeth
Trump Official Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Federal Safety Violations
By Lee Hedgepeth
Trump Announces ‘Termination’ of ‘Illegal DEI’ Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Majority-Black Alabama Communities
By Lee Hedgepeth, Dennis Pillion
A Year After a Fatal Explosion, Alabama Extends Deadline for Coal Companies to Monitor Methane Gas Above Mines
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Alabama, a Fight for the Spotted Salamander
By Lee Hedgepeth
Should Oil and Gas Drilling Expand in This Biodiverse National Forest? The Public Overwhelmingly Says No
By Lee Hedgepeth
Trump Fires Clean Energy Leader From TVA Board Without Publicly Providing a Reason
By Lee Hedgepeth
For the First Time, Alabama Says Methane ‘Likely’ Caused Fatal Home Explosion Above Coal Mine
By Lee Hedgepeth
