Judge rejects bid to keep CMP from starting work on transmission corridor
CMP says construction of the 145-mile corridor will likely begin sometime in January.
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A federal judge has denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have prevented Central Maine Power Co. from beginning construction on a 145-mile transmission line project to bring hydropower from Quebec to the New England power grid.
U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker issued his 49-page ruling Wednesday afternoon, rejecting the civil action filed by plaintiffs Sierra Club Maine, the Natural Resources Council of Maine, and the Appalachian Mountain Club.
The groups filed the motion for an injunction last month in an effort to delay any tree clearing until the court can fully consider a lawsuit filed by the three groups challenging the Corps for what they allege was a flawed and inadequate environmental review of a project they contend will cause irreparable harm.
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A federal judge has denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have prevented Central Maine Power Co. from beginning construction on a 145-mile transmission line project to bring hydropower from Quebec to the New England power grid.
U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker issued his 49-page ruling Wednesday afternoon, rejecting the civil action filed by plaintiffs Sierra Club Maine, the Natural Resources Council of Maine, and the Appalachian Mountain Club.
The groups filed the motion for an injunction last month in an effort to delay any tree clearing until the court can fully consider a lawsuit filed by the three groups challenging the Corps for what they allege was a flawed and inadequate environmental review of a project they contend will cause irreparable harm.
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Judge denies motion that sought to stop CMP from beginning work on hydropower corridor
U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker ruled against environmental groups that claimed a review of the project by the Army Corps of Engineers was flawed. Author: Beth Brogan (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:03 PM EST December 17, 2020 Updated: 6:03 PM EST December 17, 2020
MAINE, USA A federal court judge has denied a motion by three environmental groups that sought to stop CMP from beginning construction of a controversial 145-mile electricity transmission line project from Hydro Quebec to the New England energy grid.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine, the Appalachian Mountain Club, and the Sierra Club asked the court to prevent CMP from beginning work on the controversial electricity transmission line project until the court can fully consider a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers environmental review of the project.
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