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.
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
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
