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September 7th, 2015 | Tags: Angus King, Bruce Poliquin, Chellie Pingree, DEP, EPA, Maine DEP, Maria Girouard, paul lepage, Penobscot, Penobscot Nation, Penobscot River, Susan Collins | Category: Action Alerts, Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, First Nations, Grassroots Movements, Legal, Maine, News, Penobscot Nation, Report, Resources, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Statewide, Towns, other, United States | Defending Water for Life in Maine and Stop the East-West Corridor are fully committed to supporting the Penobscot Nation in their fight to maintain their River. Below is an urgent update and call to action from Penobscot historian, activist, and founder of Dawnland Environment Defense, Maria Girouard:
From: Maria Girouard <sacredhomelands(at)gmail(dot)com>
Date: Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:15 AM
Dear Friends and Allies of the Penobscot River, Last week, Maine Governor Lepage escalated the river dispute between […]
Continue reading Escalation in Penbscot River Battle: ACT NOW
February 17th, 2015 | Tags: Janet Mills, Nickie Sekera, Penobscot Nation, Penobscot River | Category: Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, First Nations, Legal, Letters to the Editor / Op-Ed, Maine, News, Penobscot Nation, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Statewide, United States | The Penobscots are an ancient river-based people. Taking away their waterway is cultural theft.
FRYEBURG — In 2012, then-Attorney General William Schneider, on behalf of the state of Maine, initiated a dubious claim against the Penobscot Nation, challenging their rights to the river water on their reservation. The Penobscot were left no choice but to defend their territory through legal channels.
Schneider’s successor, Janet Mills, is continuing the litigation process with the backing of powerful corporate […]
Continue reading Maine Voices: State should drop lawsuit that would grab river from Penobscot Nation
February 5th, 2015 | Tags: DEP, Department of Environmental Protection, environmental protection agency, EPA, mpbn, Patty Aho, Penobscot, Penobscot Nation, Penobscot River, water quality standards | Category: Audio, Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, First Nations, Grassroots Movements, International, Legal, Legal Tools, Maine, Multimedia, News, Other, Penobscot Nation, Resources, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Towns, other, United States | Link to Original Article and Radio Program
By SUSAN SHARON • FEB 5, 2015 | Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Download audio file: 02052015spsmix.mp3
AUGUSTA, Maine – In a decision that is being welcomed as “historic” by Maine Indian tribes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked the state of Maine to revise some water quality standards for tribal waters.
The decision comes during ongoing litigation brought by the state against the EPA. Maine’s […]
Continue reading EPA Decision: Maine Water Quality Standards Inadequate for Tribal Waters
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