Many locals wary as CMP corridor breaks ground near The Forks
Poles went up at an existing corridor near The Forks this week, but that doesn t mean everyone s happy.
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The first pole of Central Maine Power s controversial hydropower transmission corridor is prepared for installation Tuesday near The Forks. The pole was erected on an existing corridor that had been widened near Moxie Pond. Associated Press/Robert F. Bukaty
Peter Dostie stood atop Johnson Mountain on Wednesday morning envisioning where the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect will run.
The owner of the Hawk’s Nest Lodge in West Forks Plantation, Dostie and six other locals were out on a back country snowmobile ride. During a break on a chilly morning, he reflected on the first poles go up on the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect.
PORTLAND, Maine Construction on part of a $1 billion electricity transmission corridor through sparsely populated woods in western Maine is on hold because
The work is getting started even though the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delayed construction of a new 53-mile section. Three conservation groups are seeking an injunction to delay the project while they sue to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a more rigorous environmental review.