The anti-CMP power line question would provide more opportunities to veto future climate-response projects.
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Maine Voices: Sense of unfairness fueling continued opposition to CMP plan
Mainers might be more willing to bear compromises with the pristine quality of their environment if they felt they’d be core beneficiaries.
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Commentary: Mainers deserve thorough, open review of CMP corridor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Energy have abdicated their responsibility, though they gave due scrutiny to similar projects in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Maine Voices: Has delay become a strategy for blocking needed large-scale projects?
After 40 months of regulatory proceedings, CMP has secured every needed state and federal approval for the NECEC power line. It should be allowed to go ahead with it.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Controversial power project gets final permit, plans may have to wait for construction to start
A federal appeals court called a halt to some work pending further review of a legal case brought by foes of the hydropower transmission line through western Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
In the Maine woods, preparations signal imminent start of CMP power line project
In court papers Monday, the developer says access road plowing started Monday and construction is expected to begin on or about Jan. 18.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Opponents of CMP corridor ask judge to prevent construction
The Appalachian Mountain Club, the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent work from starting on the corridor in December.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: New plan to kill CMP corridor will have unintended consequences
The latest referendum push wouldn’t just block this project but would also create hurdles for other clean-energy proposals.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Groups file lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers over CMP corridor analysis
The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine allege the Army Corps failed to rigorously assess the transmission corridor project’s environmental impact.
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Maine Voices: Canada’s ‘Atlantic Loop’ power grid could bring big value to Maine
Maine should get in on the planning early as the 4 Atlantic provinces and Quebec weigh a grand proposal for clean energy.