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How Alabama Power Has Left the ‘American Amazon’ at Risk

As its polluting coal ash ponds remain in groundwater, Alabama Power has doubled down on fossil fuel energy investments.

By Lee Hedgepeth

Plant Barry’s toxic coal ash lagoon is more than a mile across at some points and is surrounded by the Mobile River, located just feet from its edge. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News
Alabama Gov. George Wallace speaks during his 1963 inaugural address. Credit: Getty Images

How George Wallace and Bull Connor Set the Stage for Alabama’s Sky-High Electric Rates

By Dennis Pillion

A power substation is seen near Birmingham, Ala. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama Regulators Approve Two-Year Electric Rate Freeze and Two Solar Projects for a Meta Inc. Data Center

By Dennis Pillion

How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country

By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Coal ash storage ponds are located near Alabama's waterways, posing a risk to wildlife and the environment. Pictured is a storage pond located in Jefferson County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

EPA Settles Some Alabama Coal Ash Violations, but Larger Questions Linger

By Dennis Pillion

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