Lori Valigra is an Investigative Reporter at Environment. She focuses on agriculture and farming, delving into the intricate connections between environmental issues and the farming community. Lori's work has been featured in notable outlets such as Yahoo News, New Hampshire Union Leader, and Environmental Health News, among others.
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Consumers likely noticed smaller apples and potatoes and pricier blueberries lining grocery shelves this fall after one of the driest summers in 30
A proposed data center in an old Lewiston mill building began to unravel before the public even got wind of it.
Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Mon, April 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM GMT+2 6 min read
The Bangor Daily News was the first to report this story. What you're reading here would likely not be made public without the efforts of professional journalists asking questions, interviewing sources and obtaining documents.
Trump's Iran war and tariffs are delaying the revival of Jay's former paper mill, affecting the western Maine town's economy.
By: Lori Valigra
Rising steel and fuel costs, as well as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have contributed to delays in rehabilitating Jay's Androscoggin Mill.
Maine’s PFAS crisis is often portrayed as a result of regulators and health officials not knowing about the chemicals that were present in the sludge spread throughout the state, but there were concerns about its contents almost from the start of the state-run program, the BDN found.
Maine has largely neglected a heating fuel made from forestry waste that could help the state fulfill its ambitious goals to replace its nation-leading reliance on oil , instead focusing almost exclusively on electrification.
Sappi denied being the source of the spill in messages to regulators, but it acknowledged that a Coast Guard analysis confirmed it.
By: Lori Valigra
Sappi denied being the source of the spill in messages to regulators, but it acknowledged that a Coast Guard analysis confirmed it.
