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3 days ago · This week, The Monitor is bringing you a preview of some of the bills our reporters are watching as the 132nd legislative session gets underway, from efforts to change the process for choosing several high-level state officials, to plans to better prepare for storms and improve transparency around how opioid settlement funds are spent. We’re also bringing you a primer on how the legislature ...

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Nov 10, 2024 · Hydropower accounts for roughly half of the renewable energy generated in Maine. What will happen as dams disappear?

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Jan 18, 2025 · Federal agencies say DOT plan for Machias dike likely to have “significant adverse effects” on fish, marsh.

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Nov 24, 2024 · The terms dictating the vast influence of many Maine hydroelectric dams were last drawn up a generation ago, often by the same paper companies that first harnessed the rivers’ power for their mills downstream. In the decades since, the dams have swapped hands among a slew of corporate owners — permanently altering the watersheds and landscapes they occupy. While fishery research and ...