Long-excluded section of Maine constitution may make a comeback
A ballot question will determine whether a section dealing with Native American tribes will be reinserted into print copies of the state constitution.
Emmett Gartner is an environmental reporter for The Maine Monitor. Having grown up on the Chesapeake Bay, Emmett has long been interested in stories of adaptation and accountability.
He joined the newsroom in 2023 as a Roy W. Howard fellow and now explores how environmental policy aligns with Mainers’ lived experiences and where climate change complicates the status quo.
Previously, he reported for a daily newspaper in Maryland and spent separate summer stints working as a trail maintenance worker in Nevada, a wildland firefighter in Oregon and an environmental educator on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Contact Emmett with questions, concerns or story ideas: emmett@themainemonitor.org