Dan McCue
Dan McCue is the Editor of The Well News. In nearly three decades in journalism, he has been the managing editor for a chain of 18 weekly newspapers, the Southeast regional editor for the Courthouse News Service, and was county government and environmental reporter at the Stuart News in Stuart, Florida.
Dan began his career in media as an editorial staff assistant at The New Yorker magazine. Since then, and in addition to the work mentioned above, his work has been published in a number of other publications including Renewable Energy Magazine, the Charleston Regional Business Journal, Newsday, the Riverdale Press, Hartford Courant, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Miami Herald, World Trade Magazine, The Music Paper, Spin and Guitar for the Practicing Musician.
Over the course of Dan’s career, he’s written about federal, state and local government, economic development, international trade, NASA and the aerospace industry, the environment and climate change, particularly the health and well-being of Florida’s Everglades and estuary system, energy, the entertainment industry, and even thoroughbred horse racing.
He also hosted his own public affairs cable television program, “Insight Nassau,” was a regular panelist on News 12 Long Island’s “Reporter’s Roundtable” program and made frequent guest appearances on WGBB radio on Long Island, speaking on government, politics and business.
In June 2022, he was recognized by the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as a finalist in the beat reporting category of its Dateline Awards for journalism excellence for his coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Dan brought home two 2023 Dateline Awards for Online Breaking News and Feature Reporting from the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Dan is a member of the Poynter alumni network, his having completed a master class in covering climate change science and policy in a polarized world.
Dan can be reached at [email protected] and @DanMcCue
Recent Work
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that tribal police officers can stop and search non-Native Americans on tribal lands... Read More
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that tribal police officers can stop and search non-Native Americans on tribal lands for potential violations of state or federal law. The justices unanimously reversed an appellate ruling in favor of a non-Native motorist who was charged with drug-related... Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. - Venture Global LNG unveiled plans last week to capture and sequester carbon at two of its liquid... Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. - Venture Global LNG unveiled plans last week to capture and sequester carbon at two of its liquid natural gas facilities in Louisiana. Having concluded a comprehensive engineering and geotechnical analysis at the sites in Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines, La., the company says it... Read More
Voters in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District will go to the polls on Tuesday to choose a replacement for Deb... Read More
Voters in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District will go to the polls on Tuesday to choose a replacement for Deb Haaland, the former Democratic representative for the district who left Congress to become President Joe Biden’s secretary of the Interior. And like other special elections this... Read More
WASHINGTON - The dance, as they say, was on Thursday as the White House signaled its interest in a new,... Read More
WASHINGTON - The dance, as they say, was on Thursday as the White House signaled its interest in a new, $928 billion infrastructure proposal outlined by Senate Republicans. The counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s more sweeping, $1.7 trillion plan, is more generous than the Republicans’ last... Read More
Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after... Read More
Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators. The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society and Sierra Club filed a... Read More
WASHINGTON - The United States has requested the first ever dispute panel to settle a trade conflict under the United... Read More
WASHINGTON - The United States has requested the first ever dispute panel to settle a trade conflict under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Tuesday. The United States is challenging Canada’s allocation of dairy tariff-rate quotas, specifically the set-aside of a percentage... Read More
The Biden administration is opening up the northern and central coasts of California to the first commercial scale offshore wind... Read More
The Biden administration is opening up the northern and central coasts of California to the first commercial scale offshore wind farm projects in the region. The first location, called the Morro Bay 399 Area, is roughly 400 square miles off California’s central coast region, and the... Read More
WASHINGTON- Five months after being deployed to the U.S. Capitol to help fend off rioters during the Jan. 6 siege... Read More
WASHINGTON- Five months after being deployed to the U.S. Capitol to help fend off rioters during the Jan. 6 siege by violent supporters of former President Donald Trump, National Guard troops have packed up and are heading home. The guard's mission formally ended Sunday, and nearly... Read More
PALM BEACH, Fla. - It’s not a good time to be a state or federal official with oversight over South... Read More
PALM BEACH, Fla. - It’s not a good time to be a state or federal official with oversight over South Florida’s long abused plumbing system. In just the past several days, a coalition of environmental groups has called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state... Read More
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WASHINGTON — In a bipartisan show of force, the House on Wednesday evening overwhelmingly voted to save Speaker Mike Johnson,... Read More
WASHINGTON — In a bipartisan show of force, the House on Wednesday evening overwhelmingly voted to save Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from a coup attempt made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Greene on Wednesday formally called for a vote... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced a bill on Wednesday that would extend Medicare’s COVID-era ability... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced a bill on Wednesday that would extend Medicare’s COVID-era ability to support telehealth visits and pay for acute-level hospital care provided in patients’ homes. The proposed legislation, called the Preserving... Read More
WASHINGTON — With his chamber at an impasse, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took to the floor of the Senate... Read More
WASHINGTON — With his chamber at an impasse, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took to the floor of the Senate on Wednesday to urge his colleagues to “work constructively and with urgency” toward an agreement on the five-year FAA reauthorization... Read More
WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., police cleared out Israel-Hamas War protesters from George Washington University in the early hours of Wednesday... Read More
WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., police cleared out Israel-Hamas War protesters from George Washington University in the early hours of Wednesday but only after enduring congressional criticism for the delay. Thirty-three protesters were arrested at an encampment only blocks from the... Read More
Make no mistake, women’s health has been left behind in the United States. The U.S. leads developed nations in maternal morbidity,... Read More
Make no mistake, women’s health has been left behind in the United States. The U.S. leads developed nations in maternal morbidity, and this medical crisis has trickled into every facet of women’s health. One of the driving forces behind this current... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The new rules require vaccination for... Read More
