PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 12, 2021
Environmental groups, in particular the Natural Resources Council of Maine, seek to establish new policies that almost entirely favor the fish over humans – specifically, complete removal of four major, hydroelectric dams on the Kennebec River. This action would have a devastating effect on humans in the region in a number of ways. Reduction of our capacity to produce clean, hydro power would be harmful to the environment, lead to higher electricity cost for ratepayers, and cost local towns in which the dams are located millions in property taxes each year. The greatest impact to the human side of the balance would be the loss of jobs. ~ Sen. Brad Farrin, Norridgewock