PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 2, 2021
The federal government’s cursory and closeted review of the Central Maine Power corridor should worry every Mainer. In addition to overlooking harmful impacts this project would have on the woods, waters and recreational economy of western Maine, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Energy are attempting to circumvent Mainers’ fundamental right to comment on a proposal that would have major impacts on the health of Maine’s communities and natural environment. The way the Corps and DOE conducted the review of the CMP transmission line violates the principles of transparency and accountability that the government should live by. Mainers deserve better. ~ John D. Judge, Appalachian Mountain Club, Lisa Pohlmann, Natural Resources Council of Maine, and Sarah Leighton, Sierra Club Maine