Author: Emily Weyrauch
Emily is a freelance writer living on occupied Wabanaki land. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has reported for publications including TIME and Scalawag.
For years, South Portland residents have noticed smells of gas and chemicals in the air, varying depending on time of day, wind, and weather conditions. The odors, coming from nearby oil tanks, have brought community members together around health concerns, seeking information about what exactly is in the air they’re breathing. Now, dissatisfied by the…
Last month, the Elliotsville Foundation gave back 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation, a parcel of land that connects two Penobscot-held land plots. While this return of land is a significant milestone in terms of the work of conservation groups in Maine, it also reflects a larger shift in thinking about land ownership, from property…