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.
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
Alabama Town Plans to Drop Criminal Charges Over Unpaid Garbage Bills
By Lee Hedgepeth
Federal Highway Officials Reach Agreement With Alabama Over Claims It Discriminated Against Flooded Black Residents
By Lee Hedgepeth
Coal Miner Dies at Alabama Mine With Dozens of Recent Safety Citations
By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers
In Alabama, a Small Town’s Trash Policy Has Left Black Moms and Disabled Residents Criminally Charged Over Unpaid Garbage Fees
By Lee Hedgepeth
In the First Community Meeting Since a Fatal Home Explosion, Residents Grill Alabama Regulators, Politicians Over Coal Mining Destruction
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Alabama Meeting, TVA Votes to Increase the Cost of Power, Double Down on Natural Gas
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama Coal Regulators Said They Didn’t Know Who’d Purchased a Mine Linked to a Fatal Home Explosion. It’s a Familiar Face
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded
By Lee Hedgepeth
Sen. Britt of Alabama Confronted on Her Ties to ‘Big Oil’
By Lee Hedgepeth
As a Longwall Coal Mine Grows Beneath an Alabama Town, Neighbors of an Explosion Victim Feel Undermined and Unheard
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alabama Family to Add Wrongful Death Claim Against Mine Operator in Lawsuit Over Home Explosion
By Lee Hedgepeth
Where the Water Doesn’t Flow: Thousands Across Alabama Live Without Access to Public Water
By Lee Hedgepeth
EPA Formally Denies Alabama’s Plan for Coal Ash Waste
By Lee Hedgepeth
