Somerset commissioner resigns from nonprofit board over conflict concerns

Commissioner Lloyd Trafton sits on the board of Western Mountains & Rivers Corp., which stands to benefit from a controversial transmission line project.

Bill to require greenhouse gas study of CMP project falters in House

The bill was sought by skeptics of Central Maine Power's claims that the 145-mile transmission line from Quebec will dramatically reduce emissions of climate-warming gases.

Identical mailers touting power line project offer wildly different job estimates

Critics say the power company's advertising in favor of its $1 billion project are misleading, but both versions are both confusing and correct.

Power companies and their critics clash over proposal for consumer-owned utility

Recent frustrations with CMP sparked a legislative proposal to form a public power authority in Maine.

CMP says it won’t use herbicides in proposed new power line corridor

But some opponents of the New England Clean Energy Connect project say the promise doesn't touch other environmental concerns in the 53 miles of new transmission line corridor from Beattie Township through The Forks.

CMP power line challenges way of life in off-the-grid Somerset County

For a handful of year-round residents and camp owners in the unorganized territory, a proposed corridor brings concerns and questions at the heart of why they live there.

Letter to the editor: Mainers should not have to put up with hum of other states’ power

South Portland-Montreal pipeline pitched as alternative route for CMP line

Rep. Chris Kessler, D-South Portland, offers an emergency bill suggesting the Portland Pipe Line corridor replace the controversial route now proposed.

Lewiston the big winner in controversial power line project

The city would gain more than $8 million in additional tax revenue annually if New England Clean Energy Connect gets a green light.

Public weighs in on proposed CMP power line project in Farmington

Members of the public voiced concerns to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on the impact of CMP's proposed power line on the scenery and wildlife of western Maine.