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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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
In the Mediterranean, a nurse with Maine ties works the front lines of a crisis
With Doctors Without Borders, Tim Harrison has helped rescue thousands of refugees at sea.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Senate version of renewed Violence Against Women Act would weaken tribal courts
Penobscots have sought jurisdiction over domestic violence on their reservation, as allowed under a House version of the bill.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2019
Kelp, the forests of the sea, vanishing from southern Maine as Gulf warms
Fish don’t much like the scrubby invasive seaweeds that are replacing them, researchers find.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Scientists predict Maine’s lobster boom will end within 5 years
The culprit is a warming Gulf of Maine. But researchers caution that the forecast may be overly dire because lobsters could respond to the warming in unexpected ways.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Family and tribal members plead for posthumous pardon for Don Gellers
The Passamaquoddy’s attorney was the victim of a state-sponsored conspiracy while doing work that led to the Indian land claims settlement act.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
Senate panel approves marine research funding that Trump wanted to kill
The unanimous move by the Appropriations Committee includes $1 million to study new lobster gear technologies that won’t harm right whales.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Maine nonprofit launches global effort to help small farms cut greenhouse gas emissions
The initiative seeks to boost yields while building up carbon in their soil, reducing the effects of climate change.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Gov. Mills launches Maine Climate Council with a call to action
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy praises Maine’s effort, and notes, ‘Nothing innovative starts at the federal level.’
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Gov. Mills discusses climate change with European officials, U.S. governors
Maine’s governor meets with European climate leaders, Brazilian regional officials and other U.S. governors to discuss how states can help the nation meet Paris climate targets.
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