BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 13, 2021
Conservation groups filed a notice Thursday saying they plan to sue the energy giant that owns four dams along the Kennebec River between Waterville and Skowhegan, arguing it has failed to follow federal endangered species protection laws. Conservationists are now trying a different approach. The Conservation Law Foundation, Maine Rivers and the Natural Resources Council of Maine told Brookfield in a Wednesday letter that they believe the company’s continual operation of the four dams without gaining permission to kill a certain number of fish if they are incidentally harmed violates the Endangered Species Act.