Critics suspect the commission cherry-picked pricing forecasts in favor of natural gas and against wind power.
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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In Down East hamlet, an effort to turn the tide for Atlantic salmon
The restoration effort at an East Machias hatchery aims to create optimal conditions for an endangered species to thrive.
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Nova Scotia approves oil exploration lease next to Georges Bank, entrance to Gulf of Maine
Environmentalists and fishermen fear drilling could leave the gulf and prime fishing grounds susceptible to a catastrophic spill.
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Passamaquoddy tribe has entered a new chapter of chaos
Accusations fly following the chief’s suspension and his attempt to suspend the vice chief.
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Canada’s new government removes muzzles from government scientists
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet reverses his predecessor’s controversial communications policies.
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Maine isn’t doing enough to protect Gulf from effects of climate change
Some say the state needs more funding to collect data, monitor waterways and assess the impact of acidification.
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Study: Climate change in Gulf of Maine is responsible for cod’s failure to recover
A study by three research institutions concludes that warming-related stresses have hampered the species’ ability to recover.
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Shellfish can’t keep up with shifting ocean chemistry
Some native species simply won’t survive the changes in water chemistry that are on the horizon, researchers say.
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Invasive species exploit a warming Gulf of Maine, sometimes with destructive results
Bringing promise and problems, new species throw the evolving coastal waters into an unpredictable state of flux.
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Gulf of Maine’s cold-craving marine species forced to retreat to deeper waters
Cod, shrimp, salmon stocks have already been affected, while still-plentiful lobster have exhibited a dramatic geographic shift northward.