State referendum ballot question threatens the NECEC corridor

NECEC

Published
April 16, 2021

State referendum ballot question threatens the NECEC corridor

The corridor also faces opposition from a partnership between the Penobscot Nation of Maine and Labrador and Québec First Nations.
Published
March 30, 2021

Appeals court hears arguments in CMP power line case

At issue is whether the court should reconsider a lower court's decision that allowed the bulk of construction on the project to continue.
Published
March 29, 2021

Maine power line foes sue federal energy department

The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine say the department erred in issuing a permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect project.
Published
March 21, 2021

Controversial power line plan includes fiber optic line through western Maine

State broadband officials hope the proposed hydropower transmission project will boost efforts to bring high-speed internet to unserved areas.
Published
March 10, 2021

New England Clean Energy Connect approved in Wilton

The Planning Board granted CMP with a permit to construct five high-transmission poles.
Published
March 5, 2021

New England Clean Energy Connect approved in Wilton

The Planning Board granted CMP with a permit to construct five high-transmission poles.
Published
March 3, 2021

Opposition groups propose the NECEC could be a corridor to nowhere

Louis Archambault, media coordinator of the Anishnabe-Atikamekw-Innu Coalition, provided French to English translation for Wemotaci Counsellor Patrick Boivin.
Published
February 15, 2021

Question of the Week: What’s been your experience with Central Maine Power?

This week, after CMP has been dominating the headlines recently, we want to know what you think about Maine's main power supplier.
Published
February 12, 2021

Livermore Falls board to consider NECEC applications for permits

New England Clean Energy Connect is seeking approval under the town's Site Review, Shoreland Zoning and Floodplain Management ordinances.
Published
January 15, 2021

Controversial power project gets final permit, but CMP 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.