Alabama reporter for @insideclimate. Past: Environmental reporter for @aldotcom. Opinions mine, etc.
Birmingham, AL
Joined November 2008
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Alabama has never had a Black Public Service Commissioner. That’s about to change. insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
A Massive Volunteer Network in Florida Works to Save Endangered Sea Turtles insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
The TVA has been handing out a booklet about coal ash that seriously downplays the human health risks of exposure. Researchers I talked to said the booklet was “deceptive,” “misleading,” and “plain wrong.” insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
Alabama Legislators look determined to pass some kind of bill to address rising electricity costs. But what will they pass and will it work? Here are some of the options being considered. insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
Oil Executives Non-Committal to Trump’s Venezuela Pitch at the White House insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
Alabama’s civil rights history is inescapable, even in places most people wouldn’t expect. Their electric bills, for example. insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
My latest story for @insideclimate goes to one of the most biodiverse and ecologically important places in Alabama -- the newly dedicated E.O. Wilson Land Between the Rivers Preserve. insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
New from me: Wilsonville (Ala.) residents hope to shut down a huge proposed data center in their small town on the Coosa River. insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
Alabama Power Gets Approval to Buy $622 Million Natural Gas Plant, Expecting More Data Centers insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
Climate Scientists Look to Fight Back Against DOE’s ‘Antiscientific,’ ‘Deceptive’ Climate Report insideclimatenews.org/news/3…
Capped Alabama Coal Ash Pond Still Polluting Groundwater 7 Years After Closure, Lawsuit Claims insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
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My colleague @dennispillion and I were the first reporters to sit down at length with Cynthia Almond, the new president of the Public Service Commission. The image she projects is much different than that of her predecessor, Twinkle Cavanaugh. Full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
New Alabama Public Service Commission President Cynthia Almond says she wants to hear from 'all sides' as she becomes the state's top utility regulator. @lee_hedgepeth and I sat down with Almond in her first interview in her new post. insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
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"The new standards will reduce amounts of 12 toxic or cancer-linked pollutants in Alabama waterways, according to clean water advocacy groups that petitioned for the changes." -@dennispillion, @insideclimate insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
Canceled Climate Grants Would Have Cut Pollution While Boosting Production, Jobs at Two Alabama Ironworks insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
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An ICN investigation, reported by Katie Surma and Nicholas Kusnetz, is a finalist in the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards.
A system you’ve probably never heard of is costing taxpayers around the world billions and hamstringing environmental protection.
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Well, this is cool. My last project with @aldotcom won first place in a National @HeadlinerAwards environmental category this week.
Just before joining @insideclimate I teamed up with reporters in Michigan, New Jersey and Oregon to document the impacts of warming waters on people who live and work on the water every day in the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Great Lakes.
The judges called it "a deeply reported, impactful story that connected science with everyday experience." Here's the link: al.com/news/2024/07/warming-…
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Deeply humbled to be one of @TIME's 2025 Earth Awards recipients alongside these five incredible individuals who are fighting urgently to combat climate change and create a more sustainable future.
As we address the climate crisis, we must do so with justice in mind. Every community has the right to clean air and water and a healthy environment. Read more: ti.me/4ccTn7q
For Catherine Coleman Flowers, environmental justice is a human right.
“Throughout rural America people are living without working sanitation,” she tells TIME. “And that is an issue that should remain a priority no matter who’s in the White House” ti.me/4ccTn7q
