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Court: Construction can proceed on hydropower corridor DAVID SHARP, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Construction can proceed on a 53-mile (85-kilometer) stretch of utility corridor that’s a critical part of a $1 billion project to bring Canadian hydropower to the New England grid, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request to delay construction while three conservation groups argued for a more strenuous environmental review by the federal government. Thorn Dickinson, president and CEO of the project, calle...

Conservation groups say they'll sue dams' owner over salmon May 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FAIRFIELD, Maine (AP) — Three conservation groups allege that the four Kennebec River dams operated by Brookfield Renewable between Waterville and Skowhegan are threatening the survival of the endangered Atlantic salmon, according to a notice of intent to sue filed this week. The Natural Resources Council of Maine, Maine Rivers and the Conservation Law Foundation filed notices of intent to sue Brookfield on Wednesday for what they call repeated violations of the Endangered Species Act, Maine Public...

By Jim Scott May 12, 2021 | 10:55 AM There were 17 walks and 27 strikeouts in a sloppy game that came down to Harold Chirino protecting a one-run lead out of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers bullpen for the final five outs of the game.  Chirino did the job and the Timber Rattlers defeated the Peoria Chiefs 3-2 at Dozer Park in Peoria’s home opener. Neither starting pitcher gave up a hit, but there were a lot of base runners early in the contest. Wisconsin starter Freisis Adames pitched four innings, walked five, and struck out four while managing to keep the Chiefs off the scoreb...

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...

GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers returned to the diamond for the first time since Labor Day, 20...