Annie Ropeik

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Annie Ropeik is a freelance contributor covering climate issues for The Maine Monitor.

Based in Camden, she previously reported for Spectrum News Maine in Portland and spent about a decade as a local public radio reporter in Alaska, Delaware, Indiana and New Hampshire. Her award-winning energy and environment reporting has appeared in Energy News Network and Inside Climate News and on NPR, the CBC and podcasts such as Outside/In and Living on Earth.

A Maryland native, Annie serves on the Society of Environmental Journalists' board of directors.

Contact Annie with questions, concerns or story ideas: annie@themainemonitor.org

Critics, studies cast doubt on Maine’s claims of climate benefits from highway expansion

The state says a proposed bypass outside Portland will reduce emissions by alleviating gridlock. Advocates say this claim has been frequently disproven by the outcomes of similar projects elsewhere.

ByAnnie Ropeik

July 30, 2024

Two roadside signs protesting the development of Sears Island.

Offshore wind port siting raises new conflicts for coastal Mainers, environmental activists

Coastal residents concerned for both climate change and ecological preservation are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry.

ByAnnie Ropeik

July 14, 2024