BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 29, 2021
Opponents of the clean energy corridor argue that the contested region is an “untouched forest.” The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, in authorizing the project, concluded: “…the area that Segment 1 would traverse is not untouched wilderness…” Regulatory agencies have rejected claims that the clean energy corridor will cause unacceptable harm to the Maine woods. Maine voters should, too. ~ Lloyd C. Irland, Forestry consultant, Former Maine state economist, Wayne