Commentary: Mainers deserve thorough, open review of CMP corridor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Energy have abdicated their responsibility, though they gave due scrutiny to similar projects in New Hampshire and Vermont.
By John D. Judge, Lisa Pohlmann and Sarah LeightonSpecial to the Press Herald
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The federal government’s cursory and closeted review of the Central Maine Power corridor should worry every Mainer. In addition to overlooking harmful impacts this project would have on the woods, waters and recreational economy of western Maine, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Energy are attempting to circumvent Mainers’ fundamental right to comment on a proposal that would have major impacts on the health of Maine’s communities and natural environment.
Lisa Pohlmann. (Photo courtesy Belfast Free Library)
Thursday Jan. 21, at 6:30p.m., the Belfast Free Library and Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition will co-host a virtual program on Zoom with Lisa Pohlmann, executive director, and Melanie Sturm, director of Forests and Wildlife, of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, on their work to Protect Maine’s Forests and Wildlife.
To register for this presentation please go to belfastlibrary.org/virtual-programs and follow the link.
Lisa Pohlmann is the CEO of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), Maine’s leading environmental advocacy organization with more than 25,000 members and supporters in Maine and beyond, according to NRCM, in a news release. Started by Maine people in 1959, NRCM is based in Augusta, is actively engaged in policy making, and works statewide to protect Maine’s woods, waters and wildlife.