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In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded

Aside Lake Guntersville, bald eagles are royalty. But locals say a planned chert pit is already changing that status.

By Lee Hedgepeth

A recent development on newly-bought Marshall County land scars the lush green landscape near Lake Guntersville in Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News
Walter Moorer observes fumes emitted from the Hosea Weaver asphalt plant near Chin Street in the historic Black community of Africatown. Credit: Patrick Darrington/Inside Climate News

Black Residents Want This Company Gone. Will Alabama’s Environmental Agency Approve a New Permit?

By Patrick Darrington

A Kenan Advantage Group gasoline tanker spilled thousands of gallons of fuel onto Interstate 59 in Birmingham, according to officials. The fuel made its way to Village Creek, which flows nearby. Credit: Courtesy of Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service

A Gas Tanker Crashed in Birmingham and Spilled 2,100 Gallons Into Nearby Village Creek. Who Is Responsible?

By Lee Hedgepeth

A cropped still from a video of the Madison County landfill fire posted to Facebook by the New Market Volunteer Fire Department on Aug. 23, 2023.

A Publicly-Owned Landfill in Alabama Caught Fire and Smoldered for 50 Days. Nearby Residents Were Left in the Dark

By Lee Hedgepeth

The sun sets over an unpermitted surface mining operation in Winston County, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

In Alabama, What Does It Take to Shut Down a Surface Mine Operating Without Permits?

By Lee Hedgepeth

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