Environment reporter @nolanews | Past: @aldotcom, @washingtonian | New Orleanian | @medillschool alum
Mobile, AL
Joined January 2018
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Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
I’d feel remiss to not say that Maggie is not only a great journalist but genuine, deeply informed person. She helped welcome me to the Mobile crew and gave positive feedback that helped me maintain confidence in my work. Sad to no longer work with her but beyond happy for her!
I don't really post here often anymore, but as they say: some personal news!
Today is my last day @aldotcom ! I have learned so much from this amazing newsroom and look forward to seeing what they do next.
You can read my "A thousand cuts" series, an unintentional swan song:
I don't really post here often anymore, but as they say: some personal news!
Today is my last day @aldotcom ! I have learned so much from this amazing newsroom and look forward to seeing what they do next.
You can read my "A thousand cuts" series, an unintentional swan song:
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
Over the years, Alabama's oyster reefs have virtually been decimated, which is not only a bad sign for the state's coastal culinary community, but for the environment. Excellent report by @margkates. al.com/news/mobile/2026/08/a…
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Our map of data centers in Alabama: open, under construction and proposed. Let us know if we missed one, and we'll add to the map
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Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
A good review about the issue of data centers here in Alabama by @hannah_denham1 and @margkates. Recommended read. al.com/business/2026/08/swee…
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A solar farm project that is the underlying reason for a zoning referendum in rural Stockton next week may be able to skirt zoning regulations due to a grandfathering clause. Here's the latest from North Baldwin County. Per @margkates: al.com/news/2026/06/controve…
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"On behalf of local environmental groups, on Tuesday the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asking that the coal darter be protected under the Endangered Species Act." -@margkates, @aldotcom al.com/news/birmingham/2026/…
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Tonight...
With the Legislature on spring break, all eyes are on Washington as Congress continues negotiation a DHS funding deal and, once again, Alabama's delegation is in the thick of it.
Todd's guests:
▶️@aldotcom's @margkates
▶️Natalie Steed & Melanie Poole of The American Village
▶️@uabmedicine's Dr. Louis Lambiase
Watch at 7:30 on APT!
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
“I knew something was wrong with the water.”
A decade ago, we learned tap water in some Alabama cities contained unsafe levels of forever chemicals. When officials went looking for the source, they determined it didn’t come from within Alabama. @margkates al.com/news/2026/02/how-geor…
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
Your Friday Alabama news updates. Thanks to @margkates for joining me to talk about one city's struggles with water and sewage. Plus, another nitrogen execution, an update on Ivey Correctional and more: open.spotify.com/episode/2sC…
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
"A new study has found that heavy metal contamination of the Mobile River, near @alabamapower’s Plant Barry, rivals the levels seen after the 2008 #CoalAsh spill in Tennessee, one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history." @margkates, @aldotcom al.com/news/mobile/2025/09/a…
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
"[Black Warrior Riverkeeper Nelson] Brooke argues that the short-term economic gain is far outweighed by the long-term environmental damage that could come from the mine expansion." -@margkates, @aldotcom al.com/news/tuscaloosa/2025/…
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Alabama family finds 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle fossil al.com/news/mobile/2025/09/a…
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NEW: An eight-year-old girl from Alabama is among the victims of a deadly flash flood that struck central Texas on Friday. Here's what we know:
al.com/news/2025/07/8-year-o…
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
We’re so thrilled to see @SavannahTF recognized for Story of the Year! There’s a lot of great reporting going on across the @aldotcom newsroom and throughout our state. Congrats to everyone who earned recognition. Check out the work: al.com/news/2025/06/alcom-wi… – at Florence, AL
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The beautiful green heron, which can be found throughout Alabama in some seasons, is one of few birds known to use tools to catch fish.
Learn more about them: al.com/outdoors/2025/06/thes…
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
“Environmental justice,” a term used to describe disproportionate environmental threats to lower income or minority communities, would be considered “DEI” initiatives, according to the news release. From @margkates al.com/news/2025/04/trump-do…
Maggie Kates (she/her) retweeted
New book spotlights ‘forever chemicals’ in North Alabama: ‘I know I’m facing death.’ Thank you @margkates for speaking to me and Brenda! al.com/news/huntsville/2025/…
