BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 17, 2020
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lance Walker rejected the lawsuit filed by Sierra Club Maine, the Natural Resources Council of Maine, and the Appalachian Mountain Club that would’ve halted construction of the much-debated Central Maine Power Co. transmission line. Supporters of the transmission line have said the corridor would provide a conduit for up to 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to reach the regional power grid, reducing greenhouse emissions and stabilizing energy costs. But the plaintiffs alleged that the corridor — which will cut through 53 miles of forest owned or controlled by Central Maine Power in western Maine — will have a lasting negative impact on Maine’s natural environment.