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PublishedNovember 24, 2021
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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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
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.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 29, 2021
Another View: Maine’s dams are integral to our climate solution
Coverage of the Shawmut Dam and the Sappi mill fails to acknowledge that hydropower reduces carbon emissions.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
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.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Litchfield moving forward with Woodbury Pond Dam repair
Short-term repair estimates for the initial phase of work range from $79,500 to $142,000, and could be completed by late summer.
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PublishedJune 5, 2021
Conservation groups set to sue major hydro plant owner over Kennebec dam operations
Four groups say Brookfield Renewable is killing salmon in violation of the Endangered Species Act, intensifying the battle over fish access to the Kennebec and Sandy rivers.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
State pulling proposed change to Kennebec River Management Plan
The agency will start again to create a fisheries management plan that will likely take into consideration the information it received from more than 1,100 comments, the most it has ever seen.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Brookfield Renewable Partners subsidiary sues state over plan that could remove dams
The dam owners want to stop the process that would amend the Kennebec River Management Plan, which includes provisions supporting hydro power.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Public hearing on Kennebec River plan draws questions, comments about dam removal
The Maine Department of Marine Resources held a virtual public hearing Monday on a proposed amendment to its Kennebec River Management Plan.
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