ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 21, 2021
The Canadian government has given its final approval for construction and operation of power line to serve as a conduit for hydropower to reach the power grid in New England, officials said Friday. The project now has all the permits required for construction from Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande in Quebec to the Maine border, and then over a 145-mile stretch to the grid in Lewiston, Maine. Supporters say it’ll remove carbon from the environment and stabilize or lower electricity costs across New England. Critics say the environmental gains are overstated and that the project will destroy woodlands.