RadioActive 10/1/15

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco
Issue: Environmental and Social Justice

Program Topic: Penobscot Nation Chief Francis on Penobscot Nation v Mills and Meeting in DC with President Obama

Key Discussion Points:

1) On October 14th, US District Court in Portland will hear oral arguments for Penobscot Nation v Mills.The Penobscot Nation is opposing the 2012 opinion by the Maine Attorney General’s Office that the Penobscot Indian reservation, which includes more than 200 islands in the Penobscot River, does not include any portion of the water, a decision that the Penobscot Nation argues breaks treaties and amounts to a territorial taking by the state.

2) We speak with Chief Francis about the case, and about the separate legal battle concerning the federal EPA decision that, though Maine has the jurisdiction over water quality standards in tribal waters, under the Clean Water Act, state standards are not high enough to protect sustenance fishing.

3) Last week, Chief Francis met with Congressional Representatives and President Obama on both these issues, among others. The US government is currently a legal intervenor in Penobscot Nation v Mills on behalf of the Penobscot Nation.

Guests: Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation

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Maine Currents 9/30/15

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

This week we have our monthly installment from the local storytelling scene, as we return to “Queen City Cellar Tellers” in Bangor. On the 3rd Friday evening of each month “Juice Cellar” owner Chris Roberts and his partner Renee Johnson invite the public to tell stories with a pre-selected theme associated with an area non-profit they are highlighting. This month the non-profit was Maine Farmland Trust and the theme was preservation.

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Healthy Options *Special* 9/30/15

Host: Cynthia Swan
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Opiate Dependence

Key Discussion Points:
Substance Abuse is not a black and white issue it’s on a continuum
What’s the scope of the problem in Maine and how did it get to this?
What are the best practices for treatment ?

Guest:
Kip Young, LADC
[email protected]
www.atlanticsac.net
207-664-1500 (office)

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