Molly Samuel is the deputy managing editor at WABE in Atlanta and a fellow in Poynter's Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative. Before shifting into editing full-time, she worked for 15 years in Atlanta and the San Francisco Bay Area as an environment reporter and editor. She’s won awards for her reporting on coal ash, wildfire, sea level rise, and stargazing. She lives in Atlanta, her hometown, with her husband, dogs, unruly garden, and a lot of honeybees.