🌿 Environment Apr 10, 2026 · By Lee Hedgepeth

As the Alabama Legislature Adjourns, Environmentalists See a Silver Lining

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Lawmakers failed to bring back formal public hearings in electric rate cases and constrained state environmental regulators. But citizen opposition helped kill a move to end PSC elections.By Lee HedgepethMONTGOMERY, Ala.—Despite setbacks and some significant legislative defeats, Alabama environmentalists’ biggest takeaway from the 2026 legislative session is that growing citizen opposition to weak regulation and high energy prices has put real pressure on elected officials and begun to change th

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