The phenomenon interferes with the shell growth of clams, oysters and other organisms, threatening Maine’s marine harvesters.
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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Democrats looking to finally tackle climate impacts to Gulf of Maine
Lawmakers are optimistic bills to implement bipartisan commission’s 2014 recommendations will advance after years of delay.
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Taxpayer cost of LePage’s stay at Trump hotel to finally be released?
It’s one of several public records requests that the former governor failed to fulfill before leaving office. His successor is expected to address them promptly.
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Huge number of Maine public records have likely been destroyed
Emails and documents from the King and Baldacci administrations are likely gone forever or nearly impossible to access.
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Maine native wanted by Putin feels liberated
Kyle Parker was one of the key players behind the Magnitsky Act, a set of sanctions against Russians accused of gross human rights violations.
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Falmouth native dives into climate fight
Years of training have driven Noah Oppenheim’s focus toward the sea. Now he’s assisting West Coast crab fishermen in an innovative lawsuit.
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Gulf of Maine’s 3rd-warmest year on record harms puffins, turtles and kelp
The effects on species that thrive in cold waters provide glimpses of the damage that rising ocean temperatures can do, but the federal and state response remains weak.
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George H.W. Bush, president with deep Maine connections, dies at 94
The 41st president will be remembered as a conservative moderate who embarked on his time in office with a sense of steady stewardship.
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With boots firmly planted in Japan, L.L. Bean kicks up growth
Here’s the inside story of the Freeport company’s improbable and sustained success in one of the world’s toughest retail markets for outsiders.
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Maine’s pioneering ranked-choice election likely to catch on nationally
Voting experts say the fact that it went smoothly bodes well for broader adoption.