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
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
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
A Gas Tanker Crashed in Birmingham and Spilled 2,100 Gallons Into Nearby Village Creek. Who Is Responsible? By Lee Hedgepeth
A ‘Gassy’ Alabama Coal Mine Was Expanding Under a Family’s Home. After an Explosion, Two Were Left Critically Injured By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers
Alabamians Want Public Officials to Mitigate Landslide Risk as Climate Change Makes Extreme Precipitation More Frequent By Lee Hedgepeth