Brookfield Renewable argues state agencies are violating a binding river management agreement in their fight over the future of Atlantic salmon.
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Conservation groups file lawsuit against owner of central Maine dams, citing violation of Endangered Species Act
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court by the Atlantic Salmon Federation and other conservation groups, alleges Brookfield Renewable Partners are harming and killing endangered Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish at four dams on the Kennebec River.
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Fish advocates decry draft federal report saying Fairfield’s Shawmut Dam should not be shut down
Conservation groups are at odds with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s draft environmental assessment showing that decommissioning the dam is not a reasonable alternative to relicensing it.