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Dennis Pillion

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Covers:  Environment, energy, agriculture, science, paleontology, business, sustainability, climate change
Alabama reporter for @insideclimate. Past: Environmental reporter for @aldotcom. Opinions mine, etc.

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Veteran Alabama journalist covering environmental issues in the state as AL.com's natural resources reporter since 2015.

Previously worked as AL.com Beaches Reporter 2012-2015, covering news, events, and entertainment along Alabama's coastline.

AL.com sports producer, 2007-2012, managing homepage and sports pages, highlighting featured content, managing branded social media accounts, light video editing, and recruiting, editing and publishing user content and guest editorials.

Dennis Pillion’s Journalist Portfolio

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Exploring the 8,000 Alabama acres preserved by Patagonia in America's Amazon

Exploring the 8,000 Alabama acres preserved by Patagonia in America's Amazon

AL.com journeys through some of the 7,990 acres purchased for conservation in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta earlier…

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Alabama Wood Pellet Mill Seeks Millions in Climate Funds, but Critics Say It Won't Cut CO2 - Insi...

Alabama Wood Pellet Mill Seeks Millions in Climate Funds, but Critics Say It Won't Cut CO2 - Insi...

Opponents say pellet mills will harm Alabama communities already burdened by industrial air and water polluti…

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Plastic-grabbing fungi could help keep microplastics, PFAS out of rivers and oceans

Plastic-grabbing fungi could help keep microplastics, PFAS out of rivers and oceans

Early studies show fungi may be effective at removing man-made toxins from rivers and oceans.

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Chandler Mountain saved: 'My daddy and my pawpaw are smiling from heaven'

Chandler Mountain saved: 'My daddy and my pawpaw are smiling from heaven'

"I was told by so many people that there was just no point, that you couldn't fight Alabama Power, that they …

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Alabama Black Belt becomes federal test case: Is sanitation a civil right?

Alabama Black Belt becomes federal test case: Is sanitation a civil right?

"This is the first time the federal government has done this, which is significant," said Melanie Fontes Rain…

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What Alabama got wrong when battling the Moody landfill fire

What Alabama got wrong when battling the Moody landfill fire

State and local authorities faced uncertainty and confusion over who was in charge of putting out an undergro…

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Alabama sets stricter data center rules. But there’s a loophole

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By Dennis Pillion Verified
| WBHM-FM (Birmingham, AL) Verified
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission approved a new set of rules for future data center projects Tuesday that require more transparency and disclosure from data center companies and public votes by the PSC for data center approval.
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Alabama Sets Stricter Data Center Rules. But There’s a Loophole.

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| Inside Climate News Verified
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission approved a new set of rules for future data center projects Tuesday that require more transparency and disclosure from data center companies and public votes by the PSC for data center approval. But they leave in place what critics call a “disappointing” provision allowing for approval by default of large data center projects if the commission does not schedule a vote on them.
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Alabama Sets Stricter Data Center Rules. But There’s a Loophole.

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The new rules require more public disclosure on data center projects but still allow large projects to be approved without a vote. By Dennis Pillion MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission approved a new set of rules for future data center projects Tuesday that require more transparency and…
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Sports reporter for a small daily newspaper in rural North Carolina.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes, columnist and photo editor.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Hard to pick, but my 2021 series Ancient Alabama stands out as a unique educational series where I got to show more voice and personality.