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PublishedJanuary 21, 2021
Opponents of $1 billion CMP power line have enough signatures for referendum
It’s the second referendum drive aimed at stopping the project.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
Environmental groups ask federal appeals court to stall CMP corridor project
But a judge denied their request for an injunction to stop the project from proceeding pending the appeal.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
Québec First Nations assert CMP’s corridor will trample ancestral lands
A coalition of three Québec First Nations are asserting that the hydropower to be transmitted through Central Maine Power's New England Clean Energy Connect would be generated without their consent or consultation.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Opponents of CMP hydropower corridor launch new referendum drive
It would be the second referendum targeting Central Maine Power's $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2020
Maine Supreme Court hears arguments about bid to stop CMP hydro plan
Opponents of the project have long claimed it would harm Maine wilderness. Supporters have said it would help stabilize electricity rates and support sustainable energy development.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
Commentary: Don’t fall for CMP, Hydro-Quebec climate change claims
The western Maine power corridor that will be the focus of a public vote in November does nothing to reduce overall carbon emissions.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Judge won’t remove referendum on CMP corridor from November ballot
Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren rules that constitutional questions can be raised if the ballot measure to reverse regulatory approval is enacted.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Lawyers ask judge to pull referendum on CMP corridor from November ballot
Attorneys on both sides agree that the matter will go to the state supreme court regardless of how Justice Thomas Warren rules.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Environmental group appeals approval of transmission project
The Natural Resources Council of Maine says the Department of Environmental Protection lacked authority to approve the 145-mile line to bring Canadian hydropower to the regional grid.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Lawyers clash – via video – over petitions to let Mainers vote on CMP power line
Maine's supreme court says it will rule 'expeditiously' on disputed petitions needed to proceed with a November referendum on a $1 billion hydropower transmission corridor project.
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