Look for my book Sweet and Deadly, published by MIT Press, March 25, 2025.

Caffeinated was published by Hudson Street Press in 2014, and in paperback by Plume in 2015.



SELECTED CLIPS

Sugary sodas cause deadly disease. Coca-Cola worked to discredit the science.
Business Insider, March 18, 2025
Trapping eastern golden eagles, elusive ghosts of the forests
NPR's Morning Edition, February 14, 2025
Mapping the Decline of Eelgrass Along Maine's Coast
New York Times, September 18, 2024
Electric cars moved quickly into the mainstream. Now electric boats are powering up.
NPR's Morning Edition, August 1, 2024
An Audio Postcard to Future Generations; Volunteers Document Bird Sounds of Acadia
NPR's All Things Considered, June 28, 2023
In New England, Surfers Catch Waves Through the Chilly Winter
NPR's All Things Considered, March 1, 2023
The Arctic Charr That Have Lived in Maine Ponds Since the Ice Age Face an Uncertain Future
Maine Public, December 12, 2022
Endangered Anegada Iguanas are Being Eaten Like Popcorn by Cats
Washington Post, June 4, 2022
Milk Companies Look West, Pressuring Northeast Dairy Farmers
New York Times, January 5, 2022
Catch Limits on Menhaden Have Sparked a Population Rebound
NPR's Morning Edition, October 12, 2021
Maine Officials Say Artist's Estate Overpaid Lawyers by $3.7 Million (with Graham Bowley)
New York Times, April 23, 2021
'Forever Chemicals,' Other Pollutants, Found Around the Summit of Everest
Washington Post, April 17, 2021
Mike Pence Stumps for Donald Trump, Republican Candidates, in Maine
Maine Public Radio, October 19, 2020
'One of the Best Nature Shows'; A River Transformed After Dams Come Down
NPR's Weekend Edition, June 21, 2020
Robert Indiana's Island Home Still Grapples with His Legacy
New York Times, October 7, 2019
The Evolution of the Hard Hat
New York Times, October 2, 2019
Shut Out by Shoe Giants, 'Mom and Pop' Stores Feel Pinched
New York Times, June 18, 2019
In Changing Climate, Endangered Right Whales Find New Feeding Grounds
NPR's Morning Edition, October 9,2018
The Economic Integration at the Northern Border
NPR's Morning Edition, July 18, 2018
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On a Colombian Savanna, Hawks, Caimins, and So Many Stars
New York Times, July 15, 2018
Mr. CrossFit vs. Big Soda: A Profane Fitness Guru's Wonky War with the Soda Industry
Washington Post Magazine, June 10, 2018
Robert Indiana Had All but Vanished in Recent Years. Some Friends Wondered Why (with Graham Bowley)
New York Times, May 23, 2018
Scientists Fear for Colombia's 'Melted Rainbow'
New York Times, February 27, 2018
At Three National Monuments, Quiet Trails and Questions About the Future
New York Times, December 6, 2017
Meet the Media Mogul of Maine
New York Times, November 26, 2017
Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds
New York Times, October 19, 2017
More Women Move into Maine's Rough and Risky World of Lobstering
NPR's All Things Considered, August 2, 2017
Scientists Move to Establish Wildlife Preserve at Guantanamo Bay
NPR's All Things Considered, August 15, 2017
An Unlikely Wildlife Haven on Controversial Guantanamo Bay
Washington Post Magazine, July 13, 2017
At Parades and Protests, GOP Lawmakers Get Earful About Health Care (with David Weigel and Julia O'Malley)
The Washington Post, July 4, 2017
Touring Maine's Newest—and Largest—Parcel of Federal Land
New York Times, November 6, 2016
Taking Down Dams and Letting the Fish Flow
New York Times, October 24, 2016
Maine's 'Clean' Medical Marijuana: 'Organic' in Disguise
New York Times, September 28, 2016
Chinese Consumers Embrace New Balance's 'Made in USA' Label
NPR's All Things Considered, June 2, 2016
In Northwest Colombia, Whales, Waves and a Dancing Bird
New York Times, April 24, 2016
Justice, Interrupted; Colombian Paramilitaries in U.S. Courts
Pacific Standard, March 15, 2016
Glut of Data from Mice Brains Tests MIT's Computing Power
Boston Globe, January 31,2016
Cascara 'Tea', a Tasty Infusion Made from Coffee Waste
NPR's The Salt, December 1, 2015
On a Trip to St. Croix, Room for Man and Nature
​New York Times, October 8, 2015
Here's the Buzz on America's Forgotten Native 'Tea' Plant
NPR's Morning Edition, August 4, 2015
Caffeine Powder Poses Deadly Risks
New York Times, May 19, 2015
Maine, One Coffee Roaster at a Time
New York Times, January 29, 2015
Canadian Surfers Ride Chocolate River's Wave for Miles
NPR's Morning Edition, September 22, 2014
The Key to Some Big Endangered Species Investigations is a Small Lab in Oregon
PRI's The World, August 6, 2014