tribal lands

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2017, file photo, the first rays of sunlight color the clouds over Mount Katahdin in this view from Patten, Maine. The director of the Baxter State Park, Eben Sypitkowski, is floating the idea dropping the "Mount" from Maine's tallest mountain. Sypitkowski said Katahdin gets its name from Abenaki or Penobscot words that mean "greatest mountain," and therefore there's no need for the word "Mount."

Politics

Lawmakers dispute over bill to include a Penobscot tribal member on the Baxter State Park Authority

Caitlin Andrews

Maine tribal members couldn't vote when the Baxter State Park Authority was created in 1931. Now lawmakers are considering whether a tribal member should have a say in how the park is run.

Politics

Maine's tribal sovereignty bill advances to the full Legislature

Steve Mistler

A legislative committee narrowly approved a bill Tuesday that dramatically overhauls a decades-old agreement between the state and tribal nations in Maine.

Environment and Outdoors

Maine Sues EPA Over Water Quality Assessments on Tribal Lands

Susan Sharon

In a rare, joint action, a member of the LePage administration has teamed up with the Maine attorney general to file a federal lawsuit against the U.S.…

Environment and Outdoors

Maine Sues EPA Over Lack of Water Quality Action

Associated Press

BANGOR, Maine (AP) _ The state of Maine is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the federal agency has failed to approve the state's water…