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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
After shutdown order, power line crews work to stabilize corridor for uncertain future
No one knows the future of the New England Clean Energy Connect, Maine's most controversial energy project in a generation.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2021
After license suspension, power line’s future hangs on pending court challenges
The New England Clean Energy Connect will argue for an injunction just days before a voter-approved law to ban the project is set to take effect Dec. 19.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2021
State to expand testing of deer, and add turkeys, too, after ‘forever chemicals’ found in Fairfield-area animals
The expanded testing comes as the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife on Tuesday directed people not to eat the meat of deer found in the Fairfield region because of elevated chemical levels.
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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 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 12, 2021
Maine to investigate more than 500 sludge sites for contamination by ‘forever chemicals’
With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for chemicals known as PFAS and assist people affected by the pollution.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
Another View: Nemitz got it wrong on Question 1, power line project
His Sept. 16 column misunderstands the ballot question’s retroactivity provisions and ignores the transmission line’s benefits.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Willard Beach in South Portland could be closed for days because of oil spill
Cleanup crews are removing used motor oil that likely originated from a Cottage Road service station and was discharged from a storm drain pipe.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2021
Bath’s $1.5 million sewer upgrade project to begin construction next month
A series of construction projects focused on the city's sewer system will take place from September 2021 to June 2022.
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