After license suspension, power line's future hangs on pending court challenges
The New England Clean Energy Connect will argue for an injunction just days before a voter-approved law to ban the project is set to take effect Dec. 19.
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The New England Clean Energy Connect will argue for an injunction just days before a voter-approved law to ban the project is set to take effect Dec. 19.
The New England Clean Energy Connect will argue for an injunction just days before a voter-approved law to ban the project is set to take effect Dec. 19.
The license will be reinstated if the New England Clean Energy Connect project's developer wins its legal fights over state land or a pending statutory ban.
The Department of Environmental Protection heard arguments Monday for and against suspending or revoking the NECEC project's construction license.
Referendums work best when they’re relatively rare, and involve an issue not handled well by the Legislature.