Writing
2024
The artificial lake tearing apart a Nova Scotia community - The Narwhal
Noise-dampening tech could make ships less disruptive to marine life - The Economist
Climate change is hard on our lungs. New research aims to help Nova Scotians prepare - CBC Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia’s rivers still suffer from acid rain. Restoring them could help the climate - CBC Nova Scotia
The Long Road to Ropeless Fishing - Hakai Magazine
As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the Ocean - The Walrus
‘It could be very damaging’: feds worried about fallout of Atlantic salmon farm risk report - The Narwhal
Algal Blooms Are a Problem — They Could Also Be a Solution - Ambrook Research
Researchers Sound the Alarm Over the Chesapeake Bay’s Ospreys - Audubon Magazine
What the heck is seaweed mining? - Hakai Magazine
Putting the cart before the redfish - Hakai Magazine
Dammed but not doomed - Hakai Magazine
2023
Why scientists are looking to landscaping gravel to help restore Nova Scotia's kelp - CBC Nova Scotia
After years of drought and wells running dry, this Nova Scotia community is looking to the sea - CBC Nova Scotia
All the Fish We Cannot See - Hakai Magazine (finalist, Digital Publishing Awards, Science & Technology Storytelling)
The Legal Fishery Sparking Arrests and Violence - Hakai Magazine
Fish farm escape puts Bay of Fundy wild salmon in jeopardy - The Narwhal
First Nation and scientists partner to revive climate-saving eelgrass - Mongabay
Climate change is affecting telecommunications infrastructure. Ham radio might be able to help - CBC Nova Scotia
Canada charts questionable course on hydrogen - Foresight Climate & Energy
For Atlantic Canada, Fishing Season Brings Yet More Violence - Hakai Magazine
Former sex worker's victory in small claims court sets precedent - CBC Nova Scotia
How AI is helping our historians better understand our past - MIT Technology Review
Cutting the Power(bill) - Atlantic Business Magazine
In Cod’s Shadow, Redfish Rise - Hakai Magazine (WINNER, Canadian Association of Journalists Awards, Written Feature)
Racing Against Regulations, Developers Rush to Build Seaside Properties in Danger Zones - Canada’s National Observer
2022
Nova Scotia researchers helping to fill in pieces of green-hydrogen puzzle - CBC Nova Scotia
Snowy days could be a rarity in Nova Scotia by 2100. Here's what it means - CBC Nova Scotia
Is Sausage the Missing Link in the Great Bait Debate? - Hakai Magazine
Post-hurricane, Canada charts new relationship with the sea - Christian Science Monitor
"It was terrifying... we just grabbed whatever we could and got out as quickly as possible" - Canada’s National Observer
Coastal Protection Act doesn't do enough for climate change, advocates say - CBC Nova Scotia
Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Brings an Unexpected Flow of Wealth Potential - Mongabay
How do tides and turbines affect sealife? Fundy study hopes to find out - CBC Nova Scotia
Glyphosate spraying in N.B. akin to ‘eco-genocide,’ Indigenous communities say - Canada’s National Observer
Saving Canada's old-growth forests, one woodlot at a time - Christian Science Monitor
Revenge of the Earthworms - The Walrus
Holy Mackerel, Where'd you Go? - Hakai Magazine
In Canada, Indigenous communities and scientists collaborate on marine research - Mongabay
Maritimers debate best way forward in their struggle to hold back the sea - Canada’s National Observer
Romance, Politics, and Ecological Damage: The Saga of Sable Island’s Wild Horses - Hakai Magazine
Giving up Glyphosate - Maisonneuve Magazine
2021
How Do You Kill an Invasive Species? Bring in a Bigger, Meaner Species to Eat It - The Walrus
Retrofits will be key to Nova Scotia's net-zero goal, experts say - CBC Nova Scotia
Nova Scotians defeat billionaire developers who tried to swoop in on park - Canada’s National Observer
The Bright Side of the Green Crab - Hakai Magazine
Coastal erosion, rising seas will lead to more conflicts over public beach access - CBC Nova Scotia
Pushback from landholders guts N.S. biodiversity bill - Canada’s National Observer
Advocates concerned about unsafe coastal development in Nova Scotia - CBC Nova Scotia
2020
Troubled Waters: Why a clash over crustaceans is roiling Canada - Christian Science Monitor
Internal documents reveal how N.S. handles dangerous and nuisance black bears - CBC Nova Scotia
Crowded beaches underscore the lack of coastal access - Halifax Examiner