Recognition and awards include:
George Polk Award, best local coverage, 2012
Finalist, 2012 Pulitzer Prizes for Local Reporting
Journalist of the Year, Maine Press Association
Finalist, Michael Kelly Award
selection, Best american nonrequired reading, 2019
DISTINGUISHED SCIENCE JOURNALISM IN THE ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED SCIENCES, SOLE RECIPIENT, AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 2017
BEST FEATURE STORY, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS EDITORS AND WRITERS, 2017
Best Investigative Report, Maine Press Association, 2010
Best Continuing Story, Maine Press Association, 2010
Special Award, New England Newspaper and Press Association, 2011
Faculty, Investigative Journalism Program, New England First Amendment Coalition
Best Environmental Story, Maine Press Association, 2014
Third Place, Best Business Story, Maine Press Association, 2014