All three PUC commissioners and Maine’s public advocate have ties to Poland Spring’s parent company, which is seeking a 25-year contract.
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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More dam relicensing slips past Maine’s DEP
The agency misses deadlines and loses its say on five water-control projects, but says the impact will be ‘zero.’
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Numbers man is trying to make health costs add up
MaineHealth CEO Bill Caron hopes to keep the baby boomer ‘tsunami’ from breaking the bank.
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Easing of Maine smog rules backed by paper mills
Their lobbyist agrees with a Maine DEP proposal, saying the law has no ‘environmental justification.’
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DEP calls for weakening of Maine smog regulations
Critics say the changes would remove Maine from a regional effort to control cross-border pollution.
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Boothbay region ‘full of fear’ as hospital closing looms
MaineHealth officials call it the best path forward, but a community with many older residents worries about having no ER nearby.
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Request for probe of Maine DEP on hold
A legislator says he needs to refine the goals of any review, which he’s seeking in reaction to a Press Herald investigation.
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Getting rid of old paint to be easier in Maine
Gov. LePage lets the industry-backed recycling bill become law despite his opposition to a new fee.
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Alewives spawn optimism
Supporters expect noticeable benefits from the return of the species to the St. Croix River above Grand Falls Dam.
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A cross-border marathon has Down East looking up
The inaugural event has drawn a larger than expected field of 800 runners to Lubec and Campobello.