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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Maine DEP suspends construction license for $1 billion power line
The license will be reinstated if the New England Clean Energy Connect project's developer wins its legal fights over state land or a pending statutory ban.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
Maine DEP weighs legality of power corridor license in wake of Question 1 vote
The Department of Environmental Protection heard arguments Monday for and against suspending or revoking the NECEC project's construction license.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Environmental group calls on state regulator to halt construction of power corridor
The Natural Resources Council of Maine wants state officials to order the work to be halted in light of Tuesday's referendum vote opposing the project.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2021
Question 1 Q&A: Win or lose, power line fight will continue
No matter how the vote goes, a war over competing visions for Maine's energy future could drag on well into 2022 or beyond.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Seabrook plant dispute over NECEC power line could hinder clean-energy effort, Massachusetts says
The federal-level fight represents yet another obstacle for the western Maine transmission line roughly a week before Maine voters will weigh in on a ballot question aimed at killing the project.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Should permit for NECEC power line be revoked? Maine regulator hears arguments
The hearing comes two months after a judge ruled that Maine failed to follow proper procedures when it granted the developer a lease to cross two parcels of public land.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Watch the roundtable discussion of the facts about the New England Clean Energy Connect project
The $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project has triggered one of the most divisive and expensive environmental battles in Maine history. Now the fight is reaching a climax, in court, at regulatory agencies, in the media and at the ballot box.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2021
Energy companies keep pouring millions into battle over power line corridor
Competing energy giants from Quebec to Texas continue historic spending in a battle over a transmission corridor in western Maine that aims to bring hydropower from Canada to the New England grid.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Lobbying exceeded $4 million during pandemic session
Despite restrictions on face-to-face interactions, corporate interests working to influence the Maine Legislature still spent millions on lobbyists in 2021.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
CMP, transmission line backers plan to appeal termination of crucial land lease
The companies' announcement of an appeal comes one day after Maine's DEP commissioner initiated the process to suspend New England Clean Energy Connect's permit.
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