March 31, 2022
A federal judge in Maine is allowing litigation to move forward in which environmental groups say four hydropower dams on the Kennebec River threaten an at-risk salmon population and are operating in violation of the Endangered Species Act.
November 24, 2021
Environmental groups have pushed back on an effort by the owner of hydroelectric dams to dodge a suit claiming those facilities are violating the Endangered Species Act by killing a protected species of salmon, arguing they've provided plenty of specifics.
November 09, 2021
A dam operator has asked a Maine federal judge to dismiss an Endangered Species Act case filed against it by a number of environmental organizations, contending that the "drastic" relief they're seeking essentially calls for a shutdown of all of its hydropower plants.
October 21, 2021
Environmental groups on Thursday urged a Maine federal court to shut down three hydropower projects they say are illegally killing endangered salmon without appropriate permits, saying a stop is necessary now because the fish recently started migration.
September 09, 2021
Four hydropower projects in Maine are putting an endangered salmon species at grave risk of extinction and are operating in violation of the Endangered Species Act, environmental groups claimed in a lawsuit in Maine federal court Thursday.