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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Judge won’t remove referendum on CMP corridor from November ballot
Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren rules that constitutional questions can be raised if the ballot measure to reverse regulatory approval is enacted.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Lawyers ask judge to pull referendum on CMP corridor from November ballot
Attorneys on both sides agree that the matter will go to the state supreme court regardless of how Justice Thomas Warren rules.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Environmental group appeals approval of transmission project
The Natural Resources Council of Maine says the Department of Environmental Protection lacked authority to approve the 145-mile line to bring Canadian hydropower to the regional grid.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Lawyers clash – via video – over petitions to let Mainers vote on CMP power line
Maine's supreme court says it will rule 'expeditiously' on disputed petitions needed to proceed with a November referendum on a $1 billion hydropower transmission corridor project.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
Judge rejects lawsuit aimed at derailing vote on CMP power line project
But a PAC that's backing the project said the decision will likely be appealed to the state supreme court.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2020
Maine considers limiting foreign spending on ballot questions
The proposal is in response to Hydro Quebec's spending to support a 145-mile transmission line planned by Central Maine Power Co.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Friends of Baxter State Park: Cherished park not part of power line debate
Hydro-Quebec's use of Baxter State Park imagery in an ad supporting a transmission line is deceptive and manipulative.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
LePage says he was paid to advocate for hydropower corridor
Maine's former governor says that he was paid by a lobbying firm to advocate for the proposed CMP hydropower corridor.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
CMP shrugs off referendum, plans to start work on $1 billion transmission corridor
Central Maine Power, which needs 2 more permits for the power line, says it plans to begin construction this spring and has contracted with 3 Maine companies to provide wooden ‘mats’ it will use to move heavy equipment through the North Woods.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Oak Hill students hear pros and cons of proposed CMP transmission line
State Rep. Kent Ackley, I-Monmouth, and Avangrid executive Thorn Dickinson presented information about Central Maine Power's proposed 145-mile transmission line Tuesday to students in Wales.
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