Impacts on the Somerset Mill, the Skowhegan River Park, flooding and licensing are becoming clearer a week after The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase from Brookfield Renewable Energy.
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5 takeaways on the Kennebec River dam sale
While all the impacts of the sale of Brookfield Renewable Energy’s hydroelectric dams to The Nature Conservancy aren’t yet known, here’s what we know so far.
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4 Kennebec River dams to be sold to Nature Conservancy
Brookfield Renewable Energy and The Nature Conservancy agreed to a deal that’s expected to eventually remove the dams.
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Maine Compass: The public has spoken. Let’s remove unnecessary Kennebec dams
We now have an opportunity to continue Maine’s proud tradition and restore miles of fish habitat.
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Residents, environmental groups urge federal government to consider removal of Kennebec River dams
About 80 people turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing at Thomas College in Waterville, where many commented on a federal recommendation to relicense four dams on the Kennebec River, between Waterville and Skowhegan.
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Kennebec River dam owner dismisses state fish passage plan as counterproductive
Brookfield Renewable and the state disagree on a suitable solution to let endangered Atlantic salmon and other river-run fish pass the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to reach spawning grounds in the Sandy River.
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Conservation group joins call to save Maine salmon rivers, including along the Kennebec River
The Kennebec, Penobscot and Union rivers were ranked fourth most endangered bodies of water in American Rivers’ annual report.
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Conservationists criticize dam owner for impeding salmon migration along Kennebec River
The Kennebec Coalition and the Conservation Law Foundation say Brookfield Renewable Partners must do more to project the endangered Atlantic salmon at four Brookfield dams from Waterville to Skowhegan.
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Federal regulators will review effects of 4 lower Kennebec dams on fish
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will study the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield and three others that fish must pass to reach key habitat in western Maine’s Sandy River.
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Canadian dam owner sues Maine over alleged effort to remove 4 Kennebec River dams
Brookfield Renewable argues state agencies are violating a binding river management agreement in their fight over the future of Atlantic salmon.