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Clean energy megaprojects, including in Maine, divide environmentalists America’s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups have disparate opinions about large-scale renewable energy projects that could rise during President Biden's tenure. By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press Share Central Maine Power's hydropower transmission corridor would be in the vicinity of this view of Attean Pond near Jackman, as seen from a scenic pullover. A 54-foot-wide swath of land would extend 53 miles from the Canadian border into Maine's north woods. Associated Press/Robert F. Bukaty Sprawling win...

Clean megaprojects divide surprise group: environmentalists by Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press Posted May 3, 2021 12:06 pm EDT Last Updated May 3, 2021 at 12:14 pm EDT FILE - In this Tuesday, May 28, 2019, file photo is a view of Attean Pond near Jackman, Maine. Central Maine Power's controversial hydropower transmission corridor would be in the vicinity of this view from a scenic pullover. A 150-foot-wide swath of land would extend 53 miles from the Canadian border into Maine's north woods. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) PORTLAND, Maine — Sprawling wind farms located off the coast...

NECEC will bring clean energy, other benefits Letter Share A recent letter to the editor omits numerous facts about the Clean Energy Corridor (“CMP corridor remains bad deal for Maine,” April 18). The project received regulatory permits from the Maine’s Public Utilities Commission, Department of Environmental Protection, Land Use Planning Commission, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department of Energy. Are all of these organizations wrong, and project opponents (95% of which are funded by the fossil fuel industry) right? Hydropower (which will run through the corridor) threatens...

Millions pour into groups fighting, supporting power line April 13, 2021 GMT AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Money is pouring into the campaign battle over a $1 billion hydropower transmission project in western Maine, and project supporters outspent opponents more than 2 to 1 in the latest reporting period. Clean Energy Matters, which is backing the project, collected more than $5.8 million in the first quarter of the year, while opposition group Mainers for Local Power received more than $1.3 million, according to quarterly reports filed Monday with the state ethics commission. Clean Energy Matters...

The anti-CMP power line question would provide more opportunities to veto future climate-response projects.