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Environment Maine, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay v. Maine Hydroelectric Power Companies
A century ago, Maine’s Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers historically featured annual Atlantic salmon runs of 10,000 or more. By 2010, however, the salmon were in steep decline: only ten adult salmon returned to the Androscoggin, and just five made their way up the Kennebec. Hydroelectric dams are a primary driver of this precipitous drop. The […]