Protect Lowndes County

How we got here

The record,
in order.

Dated events only. Litigation entries are labeled as containing allegations that have not been adjudicated.

2026

  1. Legal

    Coalition announced; records request filed

    At the Commission’s regular meeting, Protect Lowndes County announced it is working alongside the Alabama Rivers Alliance. The Southern Environmental Law Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council filed a public-records request with the Commission the same day, on behalf of both organizations, with a response due under state law on or before August 10, 2026.

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  2. Public record

    PSC opens Docket 33709

    A generic proceeding reviewing Alabama Power large-load data-center contracts.

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  3. Legal

    Johnson v. King filed

    No. 2:26-cv-00491, M.D. Ala. The complaint contains allegations that are unadjudicated.

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  4. Reporting

    Inside Climate News publishes

    The first major national reporting on Project Red Clay.

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  5. Company

    Cloverleaf public open house

    Company-hosted open house.

  6. Meeting

    Commission meeting: King’s 30-year commitments

    Chairman Charlie King commits three times not to vote for a 30-year abatement. A second denial motion by Commissioner Farrior dies.

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  7. Public record

    Lowndes primary

    Robert Harris loses; Cee Jackson wins outright with no runoff.

  8. Meeting

    Commission meeting cancelled without notice

    Cancelled without seven-day notice, conceded on tape May 26 by county attorney Prince Chestnut.

  9. Statute

    HB399 passes the Legislature

    Passed unanimously; caps data-center abatements at 20 years effective 2027. Sent to Gov. Ivey April 10. Signature not confirmed.

  10. Reporting

    The project becomes publicly contested

    A Highway 80 Cafe meeting drew roughly 100 attendees on under a week’s notice.

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  11. Company

    Edwardsville, Illinois withdrawal

    City emails contradicted earlier public assurances.

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  12. Company

    Greenleaf, Wisconsin withdrawal

    Cloverleaf withdraws after speaking with local leadership.

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2025

  1. Public record

    PSC approves Lindsay Hill gas plant purchase

    Alabama PSC approves Alabama Power’s purchase, justified in part by data-center demand.

  2. Company

    Dundee, Michigan withdrawal

    Dundee council votes to block water supply; Cloverleaf retracts its pre-development agreement.

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  3. Company

    Cloverleaf "ten times out of ten" email

    Development Principal Michael Evans wrote to Dundee Township officials that Cloverleaf will not work where the development is unwelcome. Obtained via Michigan FOIA.

  4. Public record

    DOJ terminates the Title VI settlement

    The 2023 environmental-justice settlement was terminated.

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2024

  1. Company

    $300M committed capital announced

    NGP Sustainable Infrastructure and Sandbrook Capital.

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  2. Company

    Cloverleaf Infrastructure incorporated

    Incorporated in Houston, Texas.

2023

  1. Public record

    DOJ-HHS Title VI resolution agreement

    Interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health, the first federal environmental-justice Title VI action of its kind.

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2012

  1. Public record

    EPA Clean Air Act consent decree

    $1,012,873 consent decree, GE Plastics Burkville facility.

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What is coming

Dates ahead.

  1. Lowndes County Commission regular meeting

    Regular meeting.

  2. Lowndes County Commission regular meeting

    Regular meeting.

  3. Act 2026-610 takes effect

    The 150 MW Public Service Commission review threshold for large-load data-center customers becomes effective.

  4. Last Commission meeting before the transition

    Last regular Commission meeting before the seat transition.

  5. Robert Harris’s term ends

    Term ends 11:59 p.m., per Ala. Code § 11-3-1(c).

All meeting dates

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