Jordan Andrews

Press Herald

Jordan began working at the Portland Press Herald in February 2022 covering fisheries and civil litigation. Since starting her journalism career in 2013, she has worked as a staff reporter for Midcoast weeklies The Republican Journal, Camden Herald and Courier Gazette, covering a range of beats, and for The Portland Phoenix, covering education, business and the waterfront. Her articles have also appeared in The Maine Monitor and The Free Press. In 2016, her coverage of Maine State Prison was recognized by The New England First Amendment Coalition. Before writing for newspapers, Jordan worked for the MDI Biological Laboratory engaging students in eelgrass restoration and other projects of the Community Environmental Health Lab, as a marine science educator for Boston Harbor Islands National Park, and on the trail crew at Acadia National Park. She lives in Belfast with her husband, stepdaughters and two cats.

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Published
August 3, 2023

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same

The social media company said the Online News Act ‘is based on the incorrect premise that Meta benefits unfairly from news content shared on our platforms, when the reverse is true.’
Published
August 3, 2023

India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid

About 4,000 solar mini-grids have been installed in India, of which 3,300 are government financed and owned, according to Smart Power India. Only 5% of the government grids are operational, the group found.
Published
July 24, 2023

Twitter begins rebrand to ‘X,’ removing bird from company logo

The ‘X’ matches Musk’s early payment processing company X.com and the recently named parent company of Twitter, X Holdings.
Published
July 24, 2023

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande floating barrier meant to stop migrants

The buoys are the latest escalation of Texas’ border security operation that also includes razor-wire fencing, arresting migrants on trespassing charges and sending busloads of asylum-seekers to Democratic-led cities in other states.
Published
July 24, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on West Virginia pipeline

Congress passed legislation last month ordering all necessary permits be issued for the pipeline, which crosses rugged mountainsides in Virginia and West Virginia, but the action was challenged in court.
Published
July 24, 2023

Films directed by Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine to premiere at Toronto festival

Anna Kendrick, who grew up in Portland, makes her directorial debut with ‘Woman of the Hour.’
Published
July 20, 2023

Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices

Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to set ethics rules for the court and a process to enforce them, including new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest.
Published
July 16, 2023

Suspect in 4 Georgia deaths killed in shootout with police, 3 officers wounded, authorities say

Authorities say officers shot and killed a man in an exchange of gunfire as they tried to arrest the suspect in the weekend killings of four people near Atlanta
Published
July 13, 2023

Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe

Aspartame joins a category with more than 300 other possible cancer-causing agents, including things like aloe vera extract, Asian-style pickled vegetables and carpentry work. The guidance on use of the sweetener, though, isn’t changing.
Published
July 13, 2023

Trump reveals new details about $1 billion in earnings in revised filing

The new filing contains an array of updates that offer further insight into Trump’s finances and his complex domestic and international business interests.