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FERC ruled on Feb. 28 that no violations had occurred, both in the minimum flow deviation and the fish kill because of the procedures in place, noted Julie Pelletier, director of ESG, Sustainability and Public Affairs for Brookfield Renewable.

Program seeks to restore salmon EAST MACHIAS — Bolstered by a recent federal grant, the Peter Gray Parr Project continues its work to restore the Atlantic salmon in Maine waters.  The species remains endangered in the United States and according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, “the last wild populations of U.S. Atlantic salmon are found in at least eight rivers in Maine.”  The Peter Gray Parr Project closely mimics the way juvenile salmon, known as ...

Program seeks to restore salmon EAST MACHIAS — Bolstered by a recent federal grant, the Peter Gray Parr Project continues its work to restore the Atlantic salmon in Maine waters. The species remains endangered in the United States and according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, “the last wild populations of U.S. Atlantic salmon are found in at least eight rivers in Maine.” The Peter Gray Parr Project closely mimics the way juvenile salmon, known as parr,...

Dam relicensing remains in limbo ELLSWORTH — As Black Bear Hydro, the energy company in charge of the Ellsworth and Graham Lake dams, awaits the appeals process for its federal licensing renewal, the question arises: what happens if a new license is never issued? “If the [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission] makes a determination to not issue a new license, this would initiate the decommissioning process,” Black Bear Senior Communications Director Andy Davis told The American.  Black Be...