ICN Alabama

In the First Community Meeting Since a Fatal Home Explosion, Residents Grill Alabama Regulators, Politicians Over Coal Mining Destruction

Dozens of residents expressed fear and frustration over what they call “mining mayhem.” The regulators and politicians acknowledged for the first time that there may be a need for changes.

By Lee Hedgepeth

Coal Baron a No-Show in Alabama Courtroom as Abandoned Plant Continues to Pollute Neighborhoods

By Dennis Pillion

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

Living and Dying in the Shadow of Chemical Plants

By Lanier Isom, Al Jazeera

EPA Formally Denies Alabama’s Plan for Coal Ash Waste

By Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

How Alabama Turned to Restrictive Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents

By Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under A Rural Community After Hundreds of Fines and a Fatal Explosion. Residents Are Rattled

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Alabama Mine Cited for 107 Federal Safety Violations Since Home Explosion Led to Grandfather’s Death, Grandson’s Injuries. Where Are State Officials?

By Lee Hedgepeth

In Alabama Visit, Buttigieg Strays Off The Beaten Path. Will It Help Shiloh, a Flooded Black Community?

By Lee Hedgepeth

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

By Patrick Darrington

Q&A: Ronald McKinnon Made It From Rural Alabama to the NFL. Now He Wants To See His Flooded Hometown Get Help

By Lee Hedgepeth

Forever Chemicals From a Forever Fire

By Lee Hedgepeth