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Matthew McClearn
StaffData JournalistToronto, Canada
mmcclearn@globeandmail.comhttp://mattmcclearn.pressfolios.com/

Area of Expertise

Environment, flooding and other natural disasters, climate change, electricity sector

Matt McClearn is an investigative reporter and data journalist with The Globe and Mail’s Energy, Natural Resources and Environment Team. He specializes in complex, data-informed projects relating to energy and environmental matters, and particularly the electricity sector. He worked as a business journalist for many years prior to joining The Globe in 2015.

29

Years in Journalism

9

Years at The Globe and Mail

Professional affliations

Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE); Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)

Matthew McClearn abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

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Floods, storms, rising sea levels — why do we build on the coast?
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Nuclear developer tapped to build reactor at Chalk River site applies for court-supervised sale
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Hydro-rich Canada has traditionally exported power to the United States. Recent droughts have reduced that to a trickle
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South Bruce narrowly votes to host underground nuclear waste disposal site
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With coastal development regulations gone, Nova Scotia’s communities must face rising seas on their own terms
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Canada’s dairy farms dump 7 per cent of all milk produced, study contends
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Ontario failing to adequately enforce rules on dirt excavated during construction, critics warn
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Canada’s nuclear watchdog green-lights operation of aging Pickering reactors to 2026
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Construction of Ontario nuclear reactor should move forward despite incomplete design, regulator says
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Canada’s wildland firefighters are stretched thin. Where are resources falling short, and can they catch up?
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Point Lepreau station is among North America’s worst-performing nuclear power plants. Can NB Power turn it around?
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Umicore halts construction of $2.8-billion EV battery-materials plant in Ontario
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Northern Ontario town of Ignace votes in favour of hosting nuclear waste site
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With global race to decarbonize electricity sector, demand for skilled nuclear workers heats up
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Unable to effectively operate its lone existing nuclear reactor, New Brunswick is betting on advanced options
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CEO, staff suddenly depart New Brunswick reactor developer ARC Clean Technology
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Shift to land-based salmon farming in B.C. could be expensive and logistically challenging, critics say
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How will Canada manage major energy demands in the next decade?
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