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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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
An estimated 1 in 5 tenured miners in Central Appalachia has black lung disease; one in 20 has the most disabling form of black lung.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.’
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PublishedJuly 23, 2023
Israel’s Netanyahu hospitalized as thousands protest judicial overhaul plan ahead of key vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still recovering in a hospital after an emergency heart procedure, as tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of his judicial overhaul plan hold rival rallies ahead of a key vote
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Florida Keys coral reefs already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs
Surface temperatures around the Keys have been averaging about 91 degrees, well above the normal mid-July average of 85 degrees.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Fargo gunman searched online for ‘kill fast’ and ‘mass shooting events,’ officials say
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said investigators believe for now that there were no co-conspirators, and do not believe the shooting was religiously motivated.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels
Her exit comes as Republican lawmakers across the U.S. are targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments
Russia said it suspended the Black Sea Grain Initiative because the U.N. had failed to overcome obstacles to shipping its food and fertilizer to global markets.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
‘Challengers,’ starring Zendaya, will skip Venice premiere due to actors strike, moves to 2024
Several films set for release in August have also been delayed due to the strike.
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