PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 5, 2021
Amid repeated calls for her to act, Maine’s top environmental regulator Friday scheduled a hearing to determine whether construction on the New England Clean Energy Connect corridor should be allowed to continue in light of Tuesday’s statewide vote against the project. Maine Environmental Protection Commissioner Melanie Loyzim issued a letter Friday to the project’s developer, NECEC Transmission LLC, saying she is scheduling a hearing for Nov. 22 to determine the extent to which Tuesday’s passage of Question 1 affects an ongoing proceeding that could potentially result in the project’s environmental permit being suspended or revoked.