LePage and Mills spar over future of Skowhegan mill
Former Gov. Paul LePage said at a Monday press conference that the Mills Administration wants to shut down the Shawmut dam, a claim she denies.
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Former Gov. Paul LePage said at a Monday press conference that the Mills Administration wants to shut down the Shawmut dam, a claim she denies.
Shawmut is one of four dams that Brookfield Renewable U.S. owns along the Kennebec River. And it has become the latest flashpoint in Maine's decades-long debate over how to restore habitat for Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish while preserving jobs and tax revenues that rely on the dams.
State Sen. Mark W. Lawrence, chair of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, recently voiced his support for saving both the Shawmut Dam and
Current geopolitical and global economic conditions are resulting in Maine’s businesses and residents feeling the pinch. From the war in Ukraine to
Contrary to what Sen. Mark Lawrence wrote in a recent op-ed, the debate over the Kennebec River is about the cumulative impact.