Teisha Wallace News Today

In West Jefferson, everything happens in the shadow of Alabama Power. Fewer than 500 people live in the town of less than one square mile, located just a 20-minute drive northwest of Birmingham. There’s little in the way of excess. Modest homes dot the landscape, with residents waving as cars pa

The EPA’s annual greenhouse gas report for large emitters show some facilities slashed their emissions while others polluted more than ever.

The James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Alabama, a coal plant, has topped the list of worst greenhouse gas polluter in the U.S.