Brookfield Renewable Temporarily Shuts Down 3 Kennebec River Dams To Protect Salmon Migration
Flickr Brookfield spokeswoman Miranda Kessel says the fourth dam, Weston, pictured above, will continue to operate, because studies show the Salmon stand a better chance of survival passing through the turbines than when they spill over the top of that dam. Brookfield Renewable has shut down three of its four hydroelectric dams on the Kennebec River, after federal regulators warned that the company was in danger of killing endangered Atlantic Salmon without authorization. Brookfield is at the center of a dispute with conservationists and government agencies over whether some or all of the d...
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