The proposal will carry new electricity and reduce carbon emissions, while treading lightly on the Maine woods.
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New England Clean Energy Connect: The myths and the facts
8. Claim: The New England Clean Energy Connect corridor will be 145 miles long and as wide as the New Jersey Turnpike; the pylons will be 300 feet tall with flashing lights. Fact: The new corridor will be 53 miles long and 150 feet wide, half that of the New Jersey Turnpike at its narrowest […]
EPA lawsuit over South Portland oil tanks raises neighborhood fears
Disagreement between federal and state regulators leaves people who live near petroleum tanks in South Portland feeling violated and poisoned.
Maine Voices: CMP corridor’s climate claims don’t hold up to scrutiny
The Maine DEP should do an independent review of the proposal’s impact on greenhouse-gas emissions.
Federal judge declares Trump’s push to open Arctic, Atlantic oceans to drilling illegal
The decision applies to 98 percent of the Arctic Ocean, but covers only undersea canyons in the Atlantic.
South Portland council to hold public discussion of EPA lawsuit against petroleum company
Mayor Claude Morgan said city officials want to host a transparent review of the federal agency’s lawsuit and proposed settlement with Global Partners LP.
EPA surprised South Portland with emissions lawsuit against petroleum facility
City officials question why the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t tell them that Global Partners has been violating the federal Clean Air Act for more than a decade.
EPA: South Portland oil storage facility violated Clean Air Act, agrees to settlement
Global Partners LP will be fined and take steps to reduce hazardous emissions near the Pleasantdale neighborhood, the agency says.
Another View: Maine can reduce emissions without CMP project
A backer of the proposal overlooks current and potential increases in solar and wind capacity.
Professional Logging Contractors: Wood has critical role to play in Maine’s clean-energy future
We encourage Gov. Mills, the Legislature and Maine citizens not to overlook the many advantages traditional wood heat has.