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.
For the First Time, Alabama Says Methane ‘Likely’ Caused Fatal Home Explosion Above Coal Mine
By Lee Hedgepeth
Severe Weather Warnings Persist After a Deadly Weekend of Tornadoes, Dust Storms and Fires
By Keerti Gopal, Lee Hedgepeth
What’s Causing Birmingham’s Code Red Air Quality Alert?
By Lee Hedgepeth
Trump Has Thrown a Wrench Into a National EV Charging Program. Can He Make It Disappear?
By Lee Hedgepeth, Aman Azhar, Jake Bolster, Lisa Sorg, Sarah Mattalian
In Chestnut, Black Alabamians Have Lived for Years Without Access to Public Water. There’s Little Hope in Sight
By Lee Hedgepeth
These Flooded Black Alabamians Say Biden, Buttigieg Failed Them. Now They Ask: Where Will Trump Stand?
By Lee Hedgepeth
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
By Lee Hedgepeth
The Pope Led Notre Dame Toward Decarbonization. He Hasn’t Influenced the School’s Alabama Coal Investment
By Lee Hedgepeth
Failure of State: For Decades, Alabama’s Mining Regulator Has Left Citizens Unprotected
By Lee Hedgepeth
Federal Regulators Say An Alabama Coal Mine’s Plans May Violate Law, Leaving Citizens At Risk
By Lee Hedgepeth
Nick Saban for Public Office? Alabamians Who Wrote in PSC Candidates Had a Certain Twinkle in Their Eye
By Lee Hedgepeth
War on Eagles? In Auburn, Federal Officials Investigate the Taking of a Bald Eagles’ Nest They Permitted
By Lee Hedgepeth
Federal Regulators Inspect a Mine and the Site of a Fatal Home Explosion Above It
By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers
Climate Initiatives Fare Well Across the Country Despite National Political Climate
By Lee Hedgepeth, Kristoffer Tigue, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Martha Pskowski, Wyatt Myskow
Federal Regulators Waited 7 Months to Investigate a Deadly Home Explosion Above a Gassy Coal Mine. Residents Want Action
By James Bruggers, Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama Mine Expansion Could Test Biden Policy on Private Extraction of Publicly Owned Coal
By Lee Hedgepeth
