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
Eight years ago, the NewDEAL coalesced around a philosophy that forward-looking politics and economic development were not the opposing forces... Read More
Eight years ago, the NewDEAL coalesced around a philosophy that forward-looking politics and economic development were not the opposing forces many on the political fringes had long argued they were. For those who may not be familiar with the group, the NewDEAL -- "DEAL" being an... Read More
President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Monday night on his renewed push for a Republican health care plan to replace... Read More
President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Monday night on his renewed push for a Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Taking a break from lambasting congressional Democrats via Twitter for their demands to see Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report on Russian... Read More
A federal grand jury has indicted the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and a major Republican campaign donor... Read More
A federal grand jury has indicted the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and a major Republican campaign donor on conspiracy and bribery charges related to a bid to curry favor with the state's insurance commissioner. Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes represented North Carolina's 8th congressional... Read More
A majority of likely Democratic primary voters want above all else in 2020 to beat President Donald Trump and say... Read More
A majority of likely Democratic primary voters want above all else in 2020 to beat President Donald Trump and say the way to do it is by supporting a centrist candidate with broad appeal rather than one trying to move the party to the left. Those... Read More
The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to vote on subpoenas this week seeking release of special counsel Robert Mueller's full... Read More
The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to vote on subpoenas this week seeking release of special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report. House Democrats have set an April 2 deadline for receiving a copy of the full Mueller report, but so far Attorney General William Barr... Read More
A federal judge on Friday night reinstated an Obama-era ban on oil-and-gas drilling in vast swaths of the Arctic Ocean,... Read More
A federal judge on Friday night reinstated an Obama-era ban on oil-and-gas drilling in vast swaths of the Arctic Ocean, holding President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in attempting to overturn it. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason tossed out Trump's executive order overturning... Read More
The public policy think tank Third Way has thrown its support behind the PROTECT Students Act, a bill introduced this... Read More
The public policy think tank Third Way has thrown its support behind the PROTECT Students Act, a bill introduced this week by Senators Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., that seeks to hold colleges, for-profit schools, and other institutions accountable when they engage in deceptive... Read More
New Hampshire will receive an additional $11.9 million to address the state's opioid crisis thanks to the willingness of the... Read More
New Hampshire will receive an additional $11.9 million to address the state's opioid crisis thanks to the willingness of the Granite State's congressional delegation to reach across the aisle and seek bipartisan support for the infusion of federal funding. New Hampshire was already in line to... Read More
First-term Representative Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., this week introduced legislation aimed at banning offshore oil and gas exploration on the eastern... Read More
First-term Representative Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., this week introduced legislation aimed at banning offshore oil and gas exploration on the eastern seaboard and Pacific Coast. Offshore oil and gas exploration has been a hot-button issue in South Carolina and many other coastal states since 2015, when the... Read More
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NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s lead attorney once again depicted the prosecution’s star witness as a chronic liar... Read More
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s lead attorney once again depicted the prosecution’s star witness as a chronic liar during the criminal trial that continued Monday in New York. In response to questions about whether he mishandled money, former... Read More
MILES CITY, Mont. — Though coal mining will continue for the foreseeable future at two Montana mines, those leases will... Read More
MILES CITY, Mont. — Though coal mining will continue for the foreseeable future at two Montana mines, those leases will not be renewed under a plan published by the Bureau of Land Management. Last week the agency issued a supplemental... Read More
RICHLAND, Colo. — Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found a way to significantly speed up biofuel and biochemical... Read More
RICHLAND, Colo. — Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found a way to significantly speed up biofuel and biochemical production. The breakthrough, published in the journal Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, involves microorganisms, such as fungi, which are used in... Read More
DENVER — The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s annual Industrial Growth Forum, a sell-out for the second year, welcomed hundreds of... Read More
DENVER — The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s annual Industrial Growth Forum, a sell-out for the second year, welcomed hundreds of hopeful entrepreneurs and potential backers to the Hyatt Regency hotel at the Colorado Convention Center. In all, nearly 900 people... Read More
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders account for over half of all hepatitis B patients in the United States. The harmful... Read More
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders account for over half of all hepatitis B patients in the United States. The harmful infection causes liver inflammation and, in severe cases, organ failure and death. Asian Americans also account for over a third of tuberculosis... Read More
WASHINGTON — David Schechter is a master at making the biggest story of our time tangible and relatable to everyone... Read More
WASHINGTON — David Schechter is a master at making the biggest story of our time tangible and relatable to everyone from the youngest viewer to the most hardened of mature skeptics. And perhaps never has it been more evident than... Read More
